Pull Up Another Chair

[Intro: odd-meter drums, melodic fretless bass]

[Verse 1: intimate conversational]
There was laughter at the table
And a stranger by the wall
Everybody knew somebody
But nobody knew them at all
I caught their eyes across the room
And made a little space for two

[Pre-Chorus: guitar harmonies ascend]
Sometimes belonging starts
With someone moving where they are

[Chorus: soaring bright harmonies]
Pull up another chair
There's always room for one more story
We don't have to be alike
To make each other feel less lonely
Let the strange and different colors
Paint a picture we can share
When the world feels like a closed door
Pull up another chair

[Break: riddim bass syncopation, explosive toms]

[Verse 2: melodic baritone]
They had jokes I'd never heard
And dreams I'd never thought to chase
By the time the night was over
We were grateful for that space

[Bridge: half-time, warm falsetto doubles]
Every friend was once unknown
Every family had to grow

[Final Chorus: epic harmonized lift]
Pull up another chair
Let the circle stretch and bend
A kinder world is waiting
Where the stranger finds a friend

[Outro: sustained major chord]