Frozen in time

[Verse 1]
(soft, close mic feel)
Your hand on my thigh, [breath] we drive off into the night
Singing off key, [chuckle FX] laughing like we're 19
Headlights dancing on the road ahead
No destination, [pause] just chasing what we said


[Pre-Chorus]
And I swore I'd remember this
The way you looked at me like nothin' else exists [echo: "exists..."]


[Chorus]
(build slowly, harmonies swell halfway in)
This moment [breath] frozen in time
In my mind, [soft echo FX] you were mine
A whisper of forever in the way you said my name
I still replay it all, [breath] even though it’s not the same
It’s a snapshot I can't rewind
But God, we were perfect… [breath] for a time

[Verse 2]
You swore the stars were falling just for me
Pulled me closer like you needed gravity
I should’ve known the fall would come too soon
But I still see you in the rearview [subtle car FX]


[Pre-Chorus]
We built a world in a single night
Lit by dashboard dreams and flickering streetlight


[Chorus]
This moment [breath] frozen in time
In my mind, you were mine
A whisper of forever in the way you said my name
I still replay it all, even though it’s not the same
It’s a snapshot I can't rewind
But God, we were perfect… for a time


[Bridge - drop to near-whisper]
Maybe we were never meant to last
But I’d give it all to go back
To one more laugh, [breath] one more song
One more second where we belonged



[Final Chorus – stripped at first, full swell after 2nd line - minimal instrumental, then full build with layered harmonies]
This moment frozen in time
In my mind, [slight crack in voice FX] you were mine
And even if the future left us both behind
I’ll hold that night like a lifeline
Yeah, we were perfect…
[echo/fade out FX] for a time... [breath]

Acoustic/Alt Pop, Indie Folk, Soft reverb, light ambient wind, subtle harmony layering, Mid-tempo, emotional, female