Intro (soft, close-mic) Mm… right here… ⸻ Verse 1 (intimate, dry) Woke up lighter than I was before (ad-lib: “yeah…” — breathy, R) Like I set something heavy down (natural inhale) Same sky hanging over my door But I’m standing on new ground ⸻ Pre-Chorus 1 (lift begins) I don’t need a reason (low harmony −3rd) I don’t need a sign (low harmony −3rd) I just made a decision This moment’s mine (high harmony +3rd, hold) (falsetto ad-lib under: “mm-hmm”) ⸻ Chorus 1 (open, clean) Clean slate, I’m starting right here (high harmony +3rd on “clean slate” / low −3rd on “right here”) (ad-lib: “right now” — quiet, L) No past pulling on me Every breath makes it clear I can be who I choose to be (ad-lib: “yeah” — airy, R) Clean slate, wide awake (falsetto sustain on “awake”) I’m becoming who I’m meant to be ⸻ Verse 2 (more honest) I stayed too long where I wasn’t chosen (low harmony −3rd on “wasn’t chosen”) Called it love, called it fate (ad-lib: “mm…” — emotional) I mistook surviving for living But I don’t live there — no, not today (audible exhale) ⸻ Pre-Chorus 2 (short, rising) If the door’s already open (high harmony +3rd on “open”) Why am I standing still? (tight unison double) (whispered ad-lib: “go”) ⸻ Chorus 2 (fuller) Clean slate, I’m starting right here (high harmony +3rd) (ad-lib: “still here”) No echoes telling me who I was (low harmony −3rd) I don’t owe the past a tear I’m not running — I’ve just moved on (soft octave harmony) Clean slate, wide awake (ad-lib: “so awake”) I’m finally giving myself more ⸻ Bridge (pull instruments back) If I fall back, I won’t disappear (low harmony −3rd) Starting over still counts as forward I’m not late — I’m right on time (ad-lib swell: “yeah… yeah…”) This life is still mine (3-part stack: low −3rd / high +3rd / falsetto octave) ⸻ Final Chorus (biggest, layered) Clean slate, I’m starting right here (full stack: lead + high + low) (ad-lib: “I’m here”) Every step feels honest now No chains trying to keep me near I’m choosing then, I’m choosing now (ad-lib under: “I choose me”) Clean slate, wide awake (falsetto octave) I’m allowed to begin again (ad-libs: “again… again…”) ⸻ Outro (intentional, soft) Clean slate… begin again

Clean Slate