Room Between the Notes

[Intro: two guitars play opposing melodies] [Verse 1: quick syncopated baritone] You brought a song I'd never heard With crooked chords and unfamiliar words My first reaction was to change The notes that sounded out of range But then I heard the rhythm underneath A different kind of beauty in the beat [Pre-Chorus: layered counterpoint] Let me finish what I'm singing Then I'll listen to your line [Chorus: bright soaring harmonies] Leave a little room between the notes Let another melody unfold You can sing a song I wouldn't choose And still have something beautiful to prove We don't need to sound alike To make the whole room come alive Leave a little room between the notes And let a thousand voices rise [Break: dueling guitar and bass melodies] [Verse 2: playful melodic phrasing] We played our songs across the table Found some chords we couldn't share But when the evening turned to morning Both our melodies were there [Bridge: half-time, vocal duet] (You sing yours) And I'll sing mine [Harmonies gradually intertwine] We found a rhythm neither had designed [Final Chorus: octave lift, rich harmonies] Leave a little room between the notes We don't have to settle every chord The music's richer when there's more [Outro: unresolved jazz chord resolves]