[Intro: Piano emotional sparse alone, clean arpeggiated guitar entering delicate - 92 BPM] [Bb minor, seventh chords, intimate quiet atmosphere] [Bass heavy driving entering minimal, drums dynamic explosive entering controlled subtle] [Tape echo, analog delay, raw production] [Verse 1: Vocals clean intimate emotional whispered-quiet - 92 BPM] [Piano emotional sparse, clean electric arpeggiated delicate] [Bass heavy driving subtle, drums dynamic explosive minimal] You were laughing at the counter Reading something to your friend And the morning that I walked in Was the morning that didn't end I sat down across the window With my coffee getting cold Trying to remember breathing Trying not to look too bold [Pre-Chorus: Vocals clean emotional building intensity - 92 BPM] [Heavy distorted guitar entering crushing, bass heavy driving fuller] [Drums dynamic explosive building, piano emotional fading underneath] There's a person three feet from me That I cannot cross to yet And the distance to your door Is the longest road I've kept [Chorus: Vocals clean emotional powerful crushing - 92 BPM] [Heavy distorted guitar crushing full, bass heavy driving locked] [Drums dynamic explosive full, intimate to crushing transition complete] Tell me how to walk across Three feet of empty floor Tell me where to find the courage That I never had before You don't know I've been here watching You don't know my name at all And the distance to your door Is the only thing that's tall [Verse 2: Vocals clean intimate emotional - 92 BPM] [Clean electric arpeggiated delicate returning, piano emotional sparse] [Bass heavy driving controlled, drums dynamic explosive minimal] I rehearsed a hundred openings In the mirror at my place Every line came out a stranger Every word fell off my face I have lived a thousand mornings With a half-imagined you Now you're real and three feet from me And I don't know what to do [Pre-Chorus: Vocals building clean to first scream on final line - 92 BPM] [Heavy distorted guitar crushing entering, bass heavy driving locked] [Drums dynamic explosive building peak, the rupture arriving] [Final line delivered as raw explosive scream, first scream of song] There's a person three feet from me That I cannot cross to yet And the distance to your door IS THE LONGEST ROAD I'VE KEPT [Chorus: Vocals clean emotional powerful crushing - 92 BPM] [Heavy distorted guitar crushing full, bass heavy driving locked] [Drums dynamic explosive full, the chorus hitting harder post-scream] Tell me how to walk across Three feet of empty floor Tell me where to find the courage That I never had before You don't know I've been here watching You don't know my name at all And the distance to your door Is the only thing that's tall [Bridge: Stripped intimate whispered building to second scream - 92 BPM] [Piano emotional sparse alone, clean arpeggiated guitar minimal] [Bass heavy driving minimal, drums dynamic explosive minimal then building] [Vocals whispered intimate emotional rising, then raw explosive scream final lines] What if I just stood up now What if I just said hello What if the hesitation Is the only thing I'll know Every story has a moment When the silence breaks the wall SO I'LL STAND AND I'LL WALK OVER EVEN IF I FALL [Final Chorus: Vocals clean emotional powerful crushing maximum - 92 BPM] [Heavy distorted guitar crushing full peak, bass heavy driving locked peak] [Drums dynamic explosive full peak, intimate to crushing climax] Tell me how to walk across Three feet of empty floor Tell me where to find the courage That I never had before You don't know I've been here watching You don't know my name at all But the distance to your door Just got smaller after all [Outro: Heavy distorted guitar sustained crushing, hard cut - 92 BPM] [Bass heavy driving final, drums dynamic explosive final pattern] [One final crushing statement, hard cut to silence]
