Going Twice

[Intro: dramatic piano, syncopated 808]

[Verse 1: theatrical rhythmic melody]
The auctioneer is calling out my dreams
A hundred futures shining under beams
A home, a journey, someone else's kiss
A thousand little lives I wouldn't want to miss

[Pre-Chorus: rising intensity]
I raise my hand for something new
But every bid means letting something through

[Chorus: soaring emotional melody]
Going once for the life I wanted
Going twice for what could be
Every dream I buy is haunted
By the ones that won't belong to me
[Halftime drums, layered falsetto]
I have a treasure in my hands
But still keep bidding on another chance

[Break: melodic cowbell, sliding sub-bass]

[Bridge: tender piano, sustained vocal]
I know I can't afford them all
The hammer has to someday fall
And when I leave with what I've won
I'll mourn the things I left undone

[Final Hook: octave harmonies]
I'm rich with all that I possess
And poor with all I'll never get

[Outro: auction gavel]
Sold.
And I still want more.