# CIRCLE BACK [Verse 1 - intimate restrained vocal, sparse groove] My hands remember turns My head swore I forgot Two-thirteen on the dashboard I pass the old vacant lot Third red light, I turn left Before I get a say Your house is dark as ever My hands already know the way [Pre-Chorus - rising tension, slightly denser rhythm] No brake lights No goodbye Just one more corner One more lie [Chorus - wide vocal, full groove, emphasize "Back, back"] Back, back, third red light Same turn, same time Nothing at your door Still I circle back Back, back, empty street Same road under me Nothing left to find Still I circle back [Verse 2 - intimate vocal, subtle bass-hook movement] The bakery changed its windows The motel disappeared Your mailbox has a new name I've been gone almost a year The city learned to lose you Better than I did Funny what the body keeps After the reason dies [Pre-Chorus - rising tension, increasing rhythmic motion] No brake lights No goodbye I know the road home I just pass it every time [Chorus - wide doubled vocal, emphasize "Back, back"] Back, back, third red light Same turn, same time Nothing at your door Still I circle back Back, back, empty street Same road under me Nothing left to find Still I circle back [Bridge - stripped back, exposed intimate vocal] Maybe I don't miss you Maybe I miss the road Maybe I miss the version of me Who still had somewhere to go Your house is only a house now The porch stays dark and still I know every way to leave here I take none of them still [Break - near silence, suspended tension] Third red light Turns green I don't move [Final Chorus - full controlled lift, vocal and bass share the hook] Back, back, third red light Same turn, one more time Nothing at your door Still I circle back Back, back, empty street My old tracks under me Nothing left to find Still I circle back [Outro - sparse ending, hold the final melodic suspension] My hands remember turns Third red light Turns green
