somebody else's clothes

[Intro: shimmering synth, funky bass]

[Verse 1: playful melodic rhythm]
I've got a favorite jacket worn just right
It fits me like the morning fits the light
But hanging in the closet, out of view
Are clothes for lives I never followed through

[Pre-Chorus: melodic ascending thirds]
A different fabric, different skin
A thousand people I could've been

[Chorus: bright soaring harmonies]
I'm dressed for the life I chose
But dreaming in somebody else's clothes
A perfect fit, a lovely day
Still wishing I could dress another way
[Syncopated 808, falsetto lift]
I'm happy with the man I see
So why keep trying on another me?

[Break: elastic bass, funky cowbell]

[Bridge: soft stacked vocals]
Some outfits only live in dreams
They fit much better than they seem
And maybe if I wore them out
I'd miss the clothes I wear right now

[Final Hook: warm melodic resolution]
A thousand selves behind the door
I love this one and still want more

[Outro: gentle piano]
Tomorrow I'll wear what I love
And wonder again.