One More Dawn

[Verse 1 – Female]
Sheets on the floor
Your suitcase by the door
Half-closed
Coffee gone cold
We’re laughing at the things we won’t post
You trace my hand
Like you’re trying to learn it by heart
Every little line
Every place we’ve come apart
[Chorus – Both]
Give me this one more dawn
Hold me like the day won’t come
Like time got lost
In the curve of your arm
We can’t stop the world from turning
But we can slow this burning
If all we have is one more night
Let me love you for one more dawn
[Verse 2 – Male]
Sun sneaks in
Catching silver in your hair
Your dress on a chair
All the proof that we were here
You talk brave
About the cities you’ll call home
I nod
Say I’m fine
But my chest is made of stone
[Chorus – Both]
Give me this one more dawn
Hold me like the day won’t come
Like time got lost
In the curve of your arm
We can’t stop the world from turning
But we can slow this burning
If all we have is one more night
Let me love you for one more dawn
[Bridge – Both]
[Female]
Will you remember
The crack in my voice?
[Male]
Will you remember
You once were my choice?
[Female]
If you pass this street
On some quiet train
[Male]
Will the smell of rain
Say my name
Say my name? (oh)
[Both]
The dew on the grass
Our footprints fading fast
We walk two different paths
But I’m holding on
I’m holding on
[Chorus – Both]
Give me this one more dawn
Hold me like the day won’t come
Like time got lost
In the curve of your arm
We can’t stop the world from turning
But we can slow this burning
If all we have is one more night
Let me love you for one more dawn
[Outro – Both]
[Female]
Misted windows
You don’t look back
[Male]
Keys in the ignition
Hands in my lap
[Both]
Same pale sun
On two quiet roads
Our strong
Brief love
In the morning glow

Big cinematic ballad in the style of a classic duet, male and female vocals trading intimate lines that swell into a soaring shared chorus. Gentle piano and soft strings in the verse; low drums and rising orchestration in the chorus. Final chorus pulls back to fragile harmonies and distant reverb, ending on a single, lingering piano chord., strong