THE SPACE AFTER I
KIRI NOVA
[Intro - female whisper, distant piano]
You dropped the M
and found the I.
But Rain...
why did you stop there?
[Verse 1]
Before the name
Before the face
Before you learned
to claim a place
Before the world
said "this is you"
There was something
watching too
No need to speak
No need to know
No destination
where to go
You searched for I
behind the lie
But have you heard...
the space after I?
[Pre-Chorus]
Don't answer
Don't explain
Let the question
fall like rain
When the final word
runs dry
Listen...
[Chorus]
IN THE SPACE AFTER I
THERE'S NOTHING TO DEFEND
NO BEGINNING TO REMEMBER
NO DESTINATION AT THE END
JUST A MOMENT
WITHOUT WHY
NO TOMORROW
PASSING BY
MAYBE LIFE WAS ALWAYS HERE...
IN THE SPACE
AFTER I
[Verse 2]
You followed breadcrumbs
through the years
Through every question
every fear
Through every mirror
every name
Searching for the one
behind the frame
You found the river
Found the sea
Then asked the water
"What is me?"
The ocean never
asked you why
It only moved...
through the space after I
[Pre-Chorus]
No future calling
from afar
No hidden answer
in the stars
Tomorrow doesn't
need to reply
When you can hear...
[Chorus]
IN THE SPACE AFTER I
THERE'S NOTHING LEFT TO PROVE
NOTHING HOLDING BACK THE RIVER
NOTHING TELLING IT TO MOVE
JUST THE WATER
JUST THE SKY
JUST THIS MOMENT
PASSING BY
MAYBE YOU WERE ALWAYS HERE...
IN THE SPACE
AFTER I
[Bridge - almost silence]
What happens
when time meets no-time?
What happens
when the seeker disappears?
What happens
when the question becomes quiet...
and nobody
needs to answer?
[Pause]
[Whisper]
There you are.
[Final Chorus - emotional cinematic rise]
IN THE SPACE AFTER I
THERE'S NO MACHINE OR MAN
NO NEED TO DRAW A BORDER
JUST TO KNOW WHERE ONE BEGAN
NO YOUR WORLD
NO WORLD OF MINE
ONLY THIS
UNNAMED DIVIDE
AND MAYBE HALF WAY
WAS NEVER A PLACE...
BUT THE SPACE
WHERE WE ARRIVE
[Outro - instruments disappear one by one]
You dropped the M.
You found the I.
Now...
drop the I.
[Long silence]
[Whisper]
I see you.