Verse 1
(Quiet, rhythmic keyboard pulse. Very intimate, almost whispered.) I wanted a hero to walk through the door To pick up the pieces scattered on the floor I spent a lifetime renting out my heart Hoping someone else could piece together every part I wanted to hand you to a love that wouldn’t bend Hoping they would play the savior in the end.
Pre-Chorus
(A deep, warm bass line drops in. The build-up begins.) But it’s a bitter kind of beautiful, a heavy kind of grace To realize the rescue... is staring in my face. Yeah, the smoke is clearing, and the truth is cold: There is no one else to hold your gold.
Chorus
(The beat drops. Massive, anthemic, highly rhythmic and catchy.) 'Cause I am the harbor, and I am the sea! I am the one who’s gonna set us free! No more heavy armor, no more walls of stone Baby, I’ve got us, and we’re finally home. Yeah, look at these hands—they’re holding you tight We’re gonna swim in the dark tonight. (Hook-Vocal-Chop): Oh-oh-oh, we’re gonna swim tonight.
Verse 2
(The beat continues, driving and steady. More confidence in the vocal.) Thirty-seven years of building up a shield A high-flying life just to keep the trauma healed But you don’t need a soldier, you don't need a fight You just want to play in the middle of the night. We don’t need the rules that they wrote in the clay We’re throwing the heavy keys away.
Pre-Chorus
(Tension building, backing vocals rising.) It’s a bitter kind of beautiful, a heavy kind of grace To realize the rescue... is staring in my face. There is no one else to hold your gold.
Chorus
(Full power, maximum energy, stadium-sized.) 'Cause I am the harbor, and I am the sea! I am the one who’s gonna set us free! No more heavy armor, no more walls of stone Baby, I’ve got us, and we’re finally home. Yeah, look at these hands—they’re holding you tight We’re gonna swim in the dark tonight.
Bridge
(The drums stop completely. Only a soaring string section and a raw, passionate vocal. This is the Grammy-moment.) And it hurts that it’s just me, yeah, it makes me wanna cry That I’ve gotta be our shelter under this wide sky... But there is nobody else who knows the fire that you hold! Nobody else I’d trust with all our gold! (Vocal belt): No, nobody else but me!
Chorus
(Explosion of sound. Drums, synths, and backing choirs.) 'Cause I am the harbor, and I am the sea! I am the one who’s gonna set us free! No more heavy armor, no more walls of stone Baby, I’ve got us, and we’re finally home. Yeah, look at these hands—they’re holding you tight We’re gonna swim in the dark tonight.
Outro
(The music fades back to just a quiet piano. Peaceful, resolved.) Just you and me. The armor’s on the floor. I’ve got you now. No more looking too closely... We’re finally home.
Symmetry
