[INTRO – atmospheric, intimate] [soft piano, distant pads, breath sounds] [WHISPERED / TEXTURAL VOCALS] Ooh… Mm… [hold your breath] [VERSE 1 – intimate, minimal] Time held its breath in the doorway The noise fell out of the room Every sound was slowly fading Like it knew I’d notice you The clock kept moving but I didn’t Every second felt untrue I didn’t know your name yet But the moment already knew [PRE-CHORUS – rising emotion, no drums] Every heartbeat running too fast Every thought slipping out of my hands Then your eyes met mine and the world went still Like it finally understands [CHORUS 1 – soft drop, restrained] In the light between seconds I saw who I could be When the world stopped spinning You were standing next to me In the space between silence Where the future starts to breathe I found myself in the moment Standing right in front of me [Pause] In the light between seconds! [Hold on "seconds"] [POST-CHORUS – instrumental / vocal chops] [wordless vocal melody] Ahh—oh Ahh—oh [VERSE 2 – more movement, subtle beat enters] We were strangers for a heartbeat But it felt like coming home Like the universe leaned closer Just to watch us overflow Every doubt I’d been hiding Every fear I used to hold Fell away without a warning In the warmth of something new [PRE-CHORUS 2 – expanded] All my walls were built on time Every scar was standing guard But one look was all it took And they came apart [CHORUS 2 – full drop, uplifting] In the light between seconds I saw who I could be When the world stopped spinning You were standing next to me In the pause before forever Where the truth runs wild and free I found myself in the moment Standing right in front of me [Pause] In the light between seconds! [Hold on "seconds" again] [POST-CHORUS – instrumental, wider] [vocal chops + melodic lead] Oh—oh—oh Oh—oh—oh [BRIDGE – breakdown, piano & strings only] Maybe it only lasted a heartbeat Maybe it wasn’t meant to stay But I’d live a lifetime inside it If I had the choice again Some moments don’t need a future Some lights don’t need to last They just show you who you are Then fade into the past [BUILD – tension rising] Hold that feeling Don’t let it go If it’s only for a second Let it show [FINAL CHORUS – evolved, emotional peak] In the light between seconds I found a part of me Even if it fades to memory It changed everything When the world starts moving And the moment slips away I’ll still feel you in the silence Every time I hesitate [Pause] In the light between seconds! [Long Hold on "seconds" and big beat and melody drips on that word too.] [Biggest full power break here] [OUTRO – stripped back, reflective] [piano returns, pads fade] In the light between seconds… I remember who I am [soft vocal echo] Who I am…

The Light Between Seconds