[Stereo Widening] [Reverb FX] [Stereo Panning] [Intro – soft piano, fiddle, acoustic-guitar, room reverb heavy, tempo 68 BPM, key B major] You left your cup by the window pane, Your handprint resides in the coffee stain. [Verse 1 – piano and clean acoustic-guitar picking, vocal fragile, quiet drum reverb tail] The coat you wore still hangs by the door, Can’t find a way to not need it any more. The air feels heavy where you used to stand, I keep reaching out for you to take my hand. The clock still ticks like when you were here, But the sound it makes now just brings a tear. [Pre-Chorus –fiddle and sustained guitar note build tension, vocal closer] I keep your number in my phone, Waiting for the call that you're coming home. [Chorus – full piano chords, drums enter soft, acoustic guitar swells under each line] If you could see the way I wait, You’d know I’m still stuck in yesterday. If love could keep the dark at bay, You’d still be here, where you'd always stay. [Post Chorus] But all I can do, is close my eyes And remember when you were still mine [Verse 2 – piano, bass, and light rhythm guitar, vocal steadier but heavy] Your coat still sways when I open the door, I stand and listen but can't hear you any more. Friends keep calling, they say it'll be fine, But they don’t suffer the silence left behind. Every song you loved brings your memory back, I try to stay strong, but my resolve always cracks. [Pre-Chorus – same build, acoustic guitar rising slowly] They say time mends a heartache, But they fail to see what emptiness takes. [Chorus – repeat, fiddle, drums and guitars fuller, harmony layers lift vocal] If you could see the way I wait, You’d know I’m still stuck in yesterday. If love could keep the dark at bay, You’d still be here, where you'd always stay. [Post Chorus] But I'm just left to dry my eyes Wishing you were here to hold me tight [Bridge – piano only, acoustic vocal raw] [Stripped Back] I light up the room, you used to fill, I start to lose the will... that is until... I close my eyes and I picture you, Laughing so loud... like you used to do... [Final Chorus – full band, fiddles, guitars wide and emotional, drums open and organic] If you could see the way I wait, You’d know I’m still stuck in yesterday. If love could keep the dark at bay, You’d still be here, where you'd always stay. [Post-Chorus] If love could make the world rewind, I’d still be yours, and you’d still be mine. [Outro – sustained guitar and fiddle merges with piano chord, slow fade into silence] [Acoustic] You left your cup by the window pane… Your handprint resides.....in the coffee...stain. [End]
