[A cappella] I knew your voice before you said my name… Like we’d been finding each other across a thousand lives. (Distant breathing enters.) The whole room disappeared when you looked my way… Only your heartbeat sounded like home. (Single Rhodes chord.) Everybody else kept dancing… But time stood still between us. (Bass enters. The groove arrives almost unnoticed.) ⸻ Verse 1 You smiled like you already knew Every dream I never told. You held the silence comfortably, Like it was worth more than gold. No promises, no grand parade, No fireworks in the sky. Just one slow step across the floor… And suddenly, so was I. ⸻ Pre-Chorus Maybe love is quiet… Maybe that’s the sign. Maybe forever doesn’t shout… Maybe… It arrives on time. ⸻ Chorus When the lights came back, Nothing was the same. Every face was fading, Only yours remained. If this is just one moment, Let the world move on. I’ll stay inside this heartbeat… Where I’ve belonged all along. ⸻ Verse 2 The music never asked our names, It simply pulled us close. Every note became a photograph, Of what we’d never lose. You laughed, and every lonely year Fell gently from my hands. Some miracles don’t fall from heaven… They ask you… Would you dance? ⸻ Bridge If tomorrow steals the night… If morning changes everything… Remember this… Before the first light… You were already… Home. ⸻ Final Chorus When the lights came back, Morning filled the room. Everyone kept walking… We never had to move. Some stories end with goodbye… Some never really start. Ours began… Before the music… Found our hearts. (Layered vocal harmonies carry the song into a long cinematic outro with organic percussion, Rhodes, and warm analogue synths.)


