[Intro - 8 bars, solo piano with deep bass drops, light strings] [Verse 1 - low conversational delivery] I traced your shadow in the pouring rain A thousand faces all looked the same Every dead-end street and lonely night Just a heartbeat away from getting it right [Pre-Chorus - build slightly, voice cracks allowed] Now the world goes quiet The noise just fades away I've been running such a long time But I'm not running today [Chorus - smooth but intense, slight growl on "finally"] Cause I'm finally holding you Looking in your eyes so true My fingertips on your skin Girl where do I begin Tell me this is real not just a dream I'm in Soft as a whisper slow as the moon I'm finally kissing you [Verse 2 - more rasp, been through something] I've imagined this a million times before But the melody never had the words just the door Now your breath on my cheek is the only sound And every lost highway just turned around [Pre-Chorus] Yeah the world went quiet The moment you said my name All the searching all the hurting It was worth all the pain [Chorus - with ad-libs, "yeah" "c'mon" between lines] [Bridge - stripped down, piano and voice only] Don't wake me up if I'm sleeping I've waited my whole life for this feeling Your hand in mine the way you're leaning in This is where the searching ends [Key change - full band swell, vocal run on held note] Now I'm finally holding you Every promise led me through Touching skin to skin Oh where do I begin I know this is real not just a dream I'm in Soft as a whisper slow as the moon I'm finally finally kissing you [Outro - spoken-sung hybrid] Soft as a whisper Been waiting my whole life for this Finally kissing you
