Dark Eyes In The Morning

[Verse 1]
You walked in with the daylight
Hair the color of the forest floor
Messy waves over that old sweatshirt
Like you'd never needed anything more
Those dark eyes caught me mid-laugh
Held me there
Held me still
Coffee cooled between our fingers
But I swear my heartbeat never will

[Chorus]
Dark eyes in the morning
Brown hair falling down your face
You turn and the room turns with you
And the world slows
Loses pace
If this is all I ever get
Just your shadow next to mine
These dark eyes in the morning
Are enough to last a lifetime

[Verse 2]
You trace circles on the table
Talking storms and summer rain
Say you hate when people dye it lighter
Like they're painting over something plain
But you shine in every freckle
In the way you tuck that strand behind
Like you're almost used to being noticed
Still surprised you ever come to mind

[Chorus]
Dark eyes in the morning
Brown hair falling down your face
You turn and the room turns with you
And the world slows
Loses pace
If this is all I ever get
Just your shadow next to mine
These dark eyes in the morning
Are enough to last a lifetime

[Verse 3]
Later on beside the window
City quiet
Sky half blue
You laugh low
Say you're getting older
I see every age in you
Leaf and branch and rooted hillside
All the seasons without try
You're a whole wild living landscape
In one pair of watching eyes

[Bridge]
Stay right here
Let the sun climb up your skin
Let the years fall off your shoulders
Let another day begin
If your hair grows long or shorter
If it silver-lines with time
I will still wake up a stranger
Staring at those eyes in mine [low vocal register]

[Outro Solo]
[soft acoustic arpeggios swell]
[drums and bass breathe
Then settle into a slow pulse]
[gentle synthesizer solo sings the chorus melody
Bending notes like a human voice]
[percussion shimmers
Then fades around the final
Lingering synth phrase]