I WISH IT WAS YOU ARNNA [Intro — 2 Bars, Haunting Electric Guitar Motif, Deep Bass Pulse, No Vocals] [Verse 1 — Intimate Smoky Female Alto, Soft Nostalgic Delivery, Sparse Piano and Guitar] You used to call when nights were long I’d save the smallest things to say Like how the rain had caught me out Or something funny from my day [Subtle Bass Enters, Gentle Percussion] Now I have stories you won’t hear And places you will never see It’s strange how life keeps moving on With you still somewhere here in me [Pre-Chorus — Drums Disappear, Voice Becomes Fragile, Rising String Tension] I learned to live without your love Just never learned to lose the thought [Chorus — Powerful Emotional Lift, Full Deep Drums, Soaring Strings, Wide Guitar, Strong Melodic Hook] I wish it was you At the end of the day With your keys by the door And your coat in the way [Brief Instrumental Response — Haunting Guitar] I wish it was you When the morning comes through I could love someone else But I wish it was you [Hook Repetition — Layered Female Harmonies, Sustained Emotional Note] I wish it was you [Verse 2 — Drums Return With Hypnotic Trip-Hop Groove, Conversational Vocals] I put your pictures in a box And let the seasons change the view I’ve sat across from someone kind And wondered what was wrong with me [Warm Piano Enters, Vocal Becomes More Vulnerable] He asked me where I’d like to go I said, “Somewhere I’ve never been” But all I wanted in that room Was something I had felt back then [Pre-Chorus — Percussion Drops, Bass Sustains, Emotional Tension] And I don’t want the hurt again I only want the love we had [Chorus — Bigger Drums, Sweeping Strings, Layered Female Harmonies] I wish it was you At the end of the day With your keys by the door And your coat in the way I wish it was you When the morning comes through I could love someone else But I wish it was you [Emotional Echo — Soft Layered Harmonies] I wish it was you [Bridge — Sudden Silence, Exposed Female Vocal and Sparse Piano] I know you cried, I know I did I know we both said things that hurt And I could tell myself you’re cruel But that would make it easier [Low Cello Enters, Voice Deepens, Emotion Builds] You loved me in the ways you knew I needed things you couldn’t give And maybe we were meant to learn That love’s not always how you live [Heartbeat-Like Kick Enters, Rising Strings, Raw Emotional Vocal] Some nights I dream you’ve found someone And wake before I see her face I hope you’re happy where you are I hate how hard that is to say [Instrumental Break — 2 Bars, Rising Strings, Deep Drum Fill] [Final Chorus — Maximum Emotional Intensity, Powerful Live Drums, Cinematic Strings, Wide Guitar, Rich Female Harmonies] I wish it was you But I know what it cost To keep holding on To the future we lost [Instrumentation Briefly Pulls Back, Vocal Exposed] I wish it was you Though I know we’re not those two And I hope someday I won’t But tonight, I still do [Final Hook — Full Instrumentation Returns, Strong Sustained Vocal] I wish it was you [End — Powerful Final Drum Hit, Sustained Guitar Chord, Clean Stop]
