[Beeps] [Intro - heart monitor beeps, single low electric guitar, slow reverb, like a heartbeat monitor]
[Verse 1 - barely above a whisper, sluggish tempo, heavy bass underneath] I can hear you breathing in the chair beside me I can feel the weight of everything you carry I want to tell you it’s okay don’t leave the light on I want to tell you I was never really gone [constant sound of heart monitor in the background] [Beeps]
But my mouth won’t move And my hands won’t reach And everything I need to say Is stuck somewhere beneath [constant sound of heart monitor in the background]
[Pre-Chorus - drums enter slow, like dragging feet] I’m still here I’m still here Can anyone hear me I’m still here [constant sound of heart monitor in the background] [Beeps]
[Chorus - full band, heavy and slow, not explosive - like pushing through concrete] Paralysis analysis I’ve mapped every word I need to say Paralysis analysis They’re all dissolving anyway I feel nothing, Aware of everything I just can’t make you understand That behind these eyes I’m reaching for your hand I’m reaching take my hand [constant sound of heart monitor in the background] [Beeps]
[Verse 2 - even slower, more hollow] I heard you read to me last Thursday evening I heard you say you’d wait as long as needed I’ve been composing letters in the darkness Addressing all the things I left unfinished [constant sound of heart monitor in the background] [Beeps]
But the words won’t form And the silence grows And the version of me you’re waiting for Is fading as I go [constant sound of heart monitor in the background] [Beeps]
[Pre-Chorus 2] I’m still here I’m still here Please don’t stop talking I’m still here [constant sound of heart monitor in the background] [Beeps]
[Chorus 2] Paralysis analysis I’ve mapped every word I need to say Paralysis analysis They’re all dissolving anyway I feel nothing, Aware of everything I just can’t make you understand That behind my mind I’m trying my best to stand i’m screaming hard but you can’t hear my voice
[constant sound of heart monitor in the background] [Beeps]
[Bridge - stripped to one guitar, voice strained, urgent for the first time] Need you to know, before I go, before I’m lost, memory fading The coffee cold, the arguments, the nothing things we’d say Need you to know, it’s replaying, it’s clear, still remember everything… I need you to know… I need you to know… I need you to… [constant sound of heart monitor in the background] [Beeps]
[Final Chorus - full band, but slowing down, like a clock winding down] Paralysis analysis I’m losing track of what I meant to say Paralysis analysis The edges are… they’re fading… it fades… I feel you, I still feel you Don’t let go of my hand I’m trying to reach you I’m trying to… I’m… [constant sound of heart monitor in the background][Beeps]
[Outro - the music slows to almost nothing, single guitar note, then silence] [Beeps] …I’m still…
[long beep] [long beep] [long beep to fade]