[Female Lead airy soprano][Slow-to midtempo,dreamy and spacious.Rhodes/electric piano,soft drums,subtle guitar,strings swelling underneath]
[Intro — soft, almost whispered]
Oh, I—
Drew closer to you,
After midnight…
That’s when I’m up and thinking ’bout
Making love—
Only to you.
Oh, I—
Giving you all
The love I had.
It was mine to give,
To my choice,
And it was you I chose.
Oh, I—
If I could go back in time…
You know the rest.
Maybe if my mother taught me
How to put my heart in music
Early on,
I wouldn’t have been so alone
At midnight
When I drew you close to me…
[Chorus]
Close to me,
(Close to me)
Now I—
I can’t get you off my mind.
Listening to Mary Jane
With my cup half empty,
Thinking ’bout the nights
When you were mine.
Close to me,
(Come a little closer)
Oh I- got you living in music.
Baby, won’t you come close to me?
Even when the morning comes,
Your memory stays
Where you used to be.
[Verse 2]
Oh I—
Still remember you,
After midnight…
Still feel you near,
Even when there’s nobody here-
I would’ve held you a little longer that day,
Oh I—
I instead written down
Every feeling in my heart,
And I know…
I know I gave you pieces
I was scared to give away.
And I know…
I know I loved you
In my own unfinished way.
[Outro]
Close to me,
(Close to me)
Now I—
I can’t get you off my mind.
Listening to Mary Jane
With my cup half empty,
Thinking ’bout the nights
When you were mine.
Close to me,
(Come a little closer)
…
[MOVEMENT II Beat drops down, burgundy. Drums become sparse. Bass sits deeper. Vocal becomes conversational, almost like she’s talking to herself]
I was missing something…
(Something promised, something pure)
I was missing something…
(Something promised, something pure)
I was looking for it in you—
(In you)
Surviving on intimacy and tomorrow…
I was missing something…
(Something promised, something pure)
I was missing something…
(Something promised, something pure)
I was looking for it in you—
(In you)
Surviving on intimacy and tomorrow-
Surviving on intimacy and tomorrow-
Surviving on intimacy and tomorrow-
And the music was like smack,
And you knew about it,
You still refused to listen,
A dance was all you wanted,
Oh I-
Surviving on intimacy and tomorrow-
Surviving on intimacy and tomorrow-
Surviving on intimacy and tomorrow-
And the music was like smack,
And you knew about it,
You still refused to listen,
A dance was all you wanted,
Oh-I…
Maybe if my mother taught me
How to put my heart in music
Early on,
I wouldn’t have been so alone
At midnight
When I drew you close to me…
[Outro]
Close to me,
(Close to me)
Now I—
I can’t get you off my mind.
Close to me,
(Close to me)
Listening to Mary Jane
With my cup half empty,
Thinking ’bout the nights
When you were mine.
Close to me,
(Come a little closer)
Oh I- got you living in music.
Baby, won’t you come close to me?
Even when the morning comes,
Your memory stays
Where you used to be.