[Intro: 5s instrumental only] [H: Dm(add9)-Bbmaj7-F-C | Inst: felt piano arp, nylon gtr harm., cello pad | No vocal] [Verse 1: Male] [H: Dm(add9)-Bbmaj7-F-C | Inst: piano, low cello, soft nylon gtr] [Male] This long hall keeps holding me [Male] Curved walls fold in quietly [Male] Every stone remembers us [Male] I’m still where I used to be [Verse 1 Response: Female] [H: Dm(add9)-Bbmaj7-F-C | Inst: nylon gtr, piano, analog pad] [Female] I can see you from the end [Female] Standing there beneath the rain [Female] With your umbrella tilted low [Female] Like you’re hiding all my name [Pre-Chorus: Duet C&R] [H: Gm7-Bbmaj7-Csus4-C | Inst: piano build, cello rise, brush snare, string swell] [Male] Why won’t you say my name? [Female] I say it when I’m alone [Male] Even if the way is long [Female] I won’t let you go [Chorus 1: Duet unison→3rds] [H: F-C/E-Dm7-Bbmaj7 | Inst: grand piano, acoustic gtr, strings, bass, brush drums] [Duet] Stay, stay, come closer [Duet] Stay, stay, come closer [Duet] You’re at the end of this road [Duet] You’re the only way I know [Duet] Stay, stay, come closer [Duet] Stay, stay, come closer [Duet] Through the light and the shade [Duet] Say my name, say my name [Post-Chorus 1: English loop] [H: F-C-Dm7-Bb | Inst: gtr echo, piano pulse, string sustain] [Duet] Come back, come back [Duet] Right here, right here [Duet] Come back, come back [Duet] Just us, just us [Verse 2: Female] [H: Dm(add9)-Bbmaj7-F-C | Inst: piano, nylon gtr, soft upright bass] [Female] Time sits low beside me now [Female] Asking if I still believe [Female] “Will he really find you there?” [Female] I just nod and barely speak [Verse 2 Response: Male] [H: Dm(add9)-Bbmaj7-F-C | Inst: cello line, muted piano, soft gtr] [Male] At the far end where you stand [Male] All my days have stayed in place [Male] I won’t promise not to break [Male] I just promise I’ll see your face [Pre-Chorus 2: Duet staggered] [H: Gm7-Bbmaj7-Csus4-C | Inst: piano lift, strings, brush drums, cymbal swell] [Female] Can you still see me now? [Male] I see no one else but you [Female] Will you come, even late? [Male] I swear I’m coming through [Chorus 2: Duet 3rds+doubles] [H: F-C/E-Dm7-Bbmaj7 | Inst: full piano, gtr, cello, strings, bass, brush drums] [Duet] Stay, stay, come closer [Duet] Stay, stay, come closer [Duet] You’re at the end of this road [Duet] You’re the only way I know [Duet] Stay, stay, come closer [Duet] Stay, stay, come closer [Duet] Through the light and the shade [Duet] Say my name, say my name [Post-Chorus 2: English loop] [H: F-C-Dm7-Bb | Inst: gtr echo, piano pulse, string sustain] [Duet] Come back, come back [Duet] Right here, right here [Duet] Come back, come back [Duet] Just us, just us [Bridge: Female lead + Male harmony] [H: Gm7-Bbmaj7-F/A-C | Inst: stripped piano, solo cello, distant gtr] [Female] When the meeting day arrives [Female] Will you smile before you speak? [Male] You won’t need to say a thing [Male] I’ll know what you mean [Female] After all this winding way [Male] I’ll stand closer than before [Duet] Where this hallway finally ends [Duet] We begin once more [Final Chorus: Duet octave+3rds/5ths] [H: F-C/E-Dm7-Bbmaj7 | Inst: grand piano, gtr, full strings, cello, bass, brush drums, pad] [Duet] Stay, stay, come closer [Duet] Stay, stay, come closer [Duet] You’re at the end of this road [Duet] You’re the only way I know [Duet] Stay, stay, come closer [Duet] Stay, stay, come closer [Duet] Through the light and the shade [Duet] Say my name, say my name [Final Post-Chorus: repeated English hook] [H: F-C-Dm7-Bbmaj7 | Inst: piano, acoustic gtr, soft strings] [Duet] Come back, come back [Duet] Right here, right here [Duet] Come back, come back [Duet] Just us, just us [Outro: 3s instrumental only] [H: Bbmaj7-F | Inst: felt piano chord, nylon gtr fade, strings release | No vocal]
