Free Enough

[Intro: warm Rhodes, fretless bass]
[Soft melodic baritone]
I never wanted someone
Who was frightened to be free

[Verse 1: syncopated sing-rap]
I could build a thousand fences
Put a lock upon the gate
Call the walls a kind of shelter
Call the keys a kind of fate
But I'd rather watch you wander
Knowing you might come back home
Than keep your heart beside me
When it longs to be alone

[Pre-Chorus: ascending harmonies]
A hand held open to the sky
Can hold more love than one held tight

[Chorus: soaring, stacked major thirds]
I wanna be free enough to love
And brave enough to let you go
Give you every reason to stay
Without demanding that you do
Love isn't something that we own
It's something beautiful we choose
And every day you choose me
Is a gift I couldn't make you give

[Break: melodic bass solo, chopped vocal accents]

[Verse 2: warm legato]
If tomorrow takes you elsewhere
I will wish you every star
And if our roads keep running parallel
I'll love you as you are

[Bridge: half-time, vulnerable falsetto]
I don't need to own your tomorrow
To treasure who you are today

[Final Chorus: octave lift, epic harmonies]
Free enough to love
Strong enough to trust
A thousand open doors
And still there's room for us

[Outro: sustained major chord]
Come close because you want to.