(Gentle piano chords drift over a soft brushed snare)
(Muted trumpet calls out, warm and melancholic)
I sit here in the quiet of the late night air
Turning over memories that lead me nowhere
I search for the pattern in the stars above
Trying to decode the mystery of love
I hold on too tight to the things that I feel
Searching for something that’s honest and real
But the pieces they scatter like dust on the floor
Leaving me wondering what I’m looking for
But here I am, still standing in the rain
Ready to heal from the ghost of the pain
Here I am, with an open heart wide
With nothing to fear and nothing to hide
I see the best in the eyes of a stranger
Ignoring the warning and walking toward danger
But here I am, still ready to try
Underneath the vast and velvet sky
Maybe I’m a dreamer who expects too much
Looking for magic in a ghost of a touch
I take it all personal, I take it to heart
Watching the blueprints all fall right apart
It’s a cycle of heavy, a cycle of gray
But the sun always promises another new day
And I’m not the kind who can easily fold
Even when the story leaves me out in the cold
But here I am, still standing in the rain
Ready to heal from the ghost of the pain
Here I am, with an open heart wide
With nothing to fear and nothing to hide
I see the best in the eyes of a stranger
Ignoring the warning and walking toward danger
But here I am, still ready to try
Underneath the vast and velvet sky
Forgiveness is a habit that I can't break
Even with the lessons and the grand mistakes
I’d rather be bruised than be hollow inside
I’d rather be open with nowhere to hide
So let the world spin in its usual way
I’ll be here waiting for a brighter display
Every rejection is a brick in the wall
But I’m still standing, ready to fall
Ready to love, ready to believe
In the quiet patterns that the hearts weave
It’s not about luck or the cards that you play
It’s about the spirit that leads you away
But here I am, still standing in the rain
Ready to heal from the ghost of the pain
Here I am, with an open heart wide
With nothing to fear and nothing to hide
I see the best in the eyes of a stranger
Ignoring the warning and walking toward danger
But here I am, still ready to try
Underneath the vast and velvet sky
Here I am
Just a soul on the mend
Here I am
Waiting for the story to bend
(Trumpet solo fades into soft piano chords)
(Bass line walks home)
Here I am.