(Faint metronome, soft vinyl hiss, distant hum of fluorescent lights)
The room was bare, the lights were low
The clock forgot which way to go
I played a chord, you hummed a line
And something shifted out of time
The mic was off, the sheet was torn
But still the melody was born
You didn’t ask, I didn’t lead
We let the silence intercede
(Male) I missed the cue, you changed the key
(Female) I held the note you gave to me
(Together) The song was never meant to end
Just echo where the lines suspend
(Midnight rehearsal, soft and wide)
(Where music lives and rules subside)
(Midnight rehearsal, slow and true)
(Still I sing this song with you)
The window blinked, the hallway sighed
But nothing pulled us back outside
You didn’t speak, I didn’t write
We let the room become the night
The tempo bent, the rhythm strayed
But still the harmony obeyed
I didn’t know what came before
But felt you waiting past the door
(Male) I played the bridge you didn’t need
(Female) I sang the part you didn’t read
(Together) The song remained, the notes grew thin
But still we stayed inside the spin
(Midnight rehearsal, soft and wide)
(Where music lives and rules subside)
(Midnight rehearsal, slow and true)
(Still I sing this song with you)
(Duet – sung softly)
We didn’t chase the perfect line
We only let the chords align
And now the night begins to fade
But leaves the song we never played
(Midnight rehearsal, soft and wide)
(Where music lives and rules subside)
(Midnight rehearsal, slow and true)
Still I sing…
this song with you
(Metronome slows, lights hum fades, silence remains)
