[Feminine lead vocal – warm, slightly husky and smoky, intimate lower register, clear highs, subtle natural vibrato, restrained emotion]
[Intro – soft piano and cello]
[Verse 1 – close-mic, husky, restrained]
I woke up somewhere I don't recognize
Same four walls beneath unfamiliar skies
I've been tracing lines I thought I knew
Till every road disappears from view
I keep moving like I know the way
But every turn just pulls me far astray
I reach for something I can't hold
A shape in my hands that won't unfold
[Pre-Chorus – gradually opening]
So I sit with the silence and let it stay
Put one small line where the noise fades away
I don't know what it's supposed to be
But somehow it makes more sense to me
[Chorus – fuller feminine chest voice]
I'm lost where the road breaks
Trying to find what my heart can take
One step and my whole world shakes
But maybe that's the chance I take
I don't know where I'm going tonight
I don't know if I'm wrong or right
I leave one more line behind
And let it pull me toward the [7-note rapid ascending vocal run on “light”] light
[Verse 2 – intimate, more confident]
I've erased more than I've ever kept
Second-guessed every line I've left
Some colors never looked right alone
Some only came alive when they found their own
I thought I had to see the end
Before I'd know where to begin again
But maybe there's a place between
What I've lost and what I've yet to see
[Pre-Chorus – rising strings]
So I sit with the silence and let it stay
Give my restless thoughts somewhere to lay
I don't know what I'm supposed to see
But maybe I can let myself just be
[Chorus – fuller, stronger]
I'm lost where the road breaks
But I'm learning what my heart can take
One step and my whole world shakes
But maybe that's the chance I take
I don't know where I'm going tonight
I don't know if I'm wrong or right
I leave one more line behind
And let it pull me toward the [7-note rapid ascending vocal run on “light”] light
[Bridge – stripped piano and cello, fragile]
Maybe I don't need a map tonight
Maybe I don't need to get it right
Maybe the empty space isn't the end
Maybe it's where I begin again
One more line, one more breath
One more step beyond what's left
I don't know what tomorrow holds
But I'll keep walking till it unfolds
[Final Chorus – full neo-classical rock, soaring strings]
I'm lost where the road breaks
But I'm learning what my heart can take
One step and the whole world shakes
Still, I'm here for whatever it makes
I don't know where I'm going tonight
But I don't need to know to make it right
I leave one more line behind
And let it pull me toward the [7-note rapid ascending vocal run on “light”] light
I'm being drawn into tomorrow
Leaving behind the old sorrow
I don't need to see the road
I just need to carry what I've grown
[Outro – piano and cello, soft smoky vocal]
I don't need to see the whole design
I only need to draw the next line