Just Enough

**[Intro]** *(Instrumental — 8 bars)* *Sound design: Gentle vinyl crackle. A single acoustic guitar plays a descending arpeggio. Distant sound of seagulls or early city birds.* **[Verse 1]** I leave my old umbrella by the door, And turn the breaking newsfeed off today. Let others guess what fate has in store, I'm done with running, come what may. 'Cause life's not just a race to cross the line, It's walking slowly down a golden street... **[Pre-Chorus]** *(Drums enter: soft clap on 2 and 4. Low-end pad swells in)* Dusting the spines of someone else's books, Ignoring all the judgmental looks. I see a thousand faces I don't know, But this is where I'm meant to go. **[Chorus]** *(Full band enters. Wide stereo guitars, background "Ahhhs")* I'm living now, I'm blooming slow, No heavy anchors here below. I won't predict what hides behind the day, I simply love the light that stays. (I simply love the way I am today!) **[Post-Chorus Refrain]** *(Music strips back to drums and bass only)* Oh-oh, letting it be, Just enough is everything for me. **[Verse 2]** My coffee cup is melting into dusk, The sunlight paints the parquet floor in gold. I've lost the will to carry any husk, The lightest soul you've ever known, I've told. While others build their towers to the sky, And stack the stones upon their weary backs... **[Pre-Chorus]** Dusting the spines of someone else's books, Ignoring all the judgmental looks. I see a thousand faces I don't know, But this is where I'm meant to go. **[Chorus]** I'm living now, I'm blooming slow, No heavy anchors here below. I won't predict what hides behind the day, I simply love the light that stays! **[Bridge]** *(Music cuts out. Only one instrument remains — a distant piano or a solo cello. Reverb tail is huge)* Some people need a storm to feel alive, They chase a phantom lighthouse through the grey. But I just have to breathe to truly thrive, And watch the shadows fade away. *(Pause)* It's okay... it's finally quiet. **[Final Chorus]** *(All instruments crash back in, pitched up an octave for maximum euphoria. Ad-libs start flying)* I'm living now, I'm blooming slow! (Whoa-oh, living now!) No heavy anchors here below! (Anchors down below!) I won't predict what hides behind the day, I simply love the light that stays! **[Outro]** *(Tempo slows down slightly. Band fades out track by track)* It stays... *(Only acoustic guitar from Intro remains)* Just being here... Is more than enough. *(One final picked note rings out and fades into vinyl crackle)*