VERSE 1 – CLAIRE

Intimate, emotionally layered contemporary musical theatre duet beginning with sparse piano and warm sustained strings, slow tempo and deeply conversational in tone; vocals should feel restrained and close at first — almost spoken — especially on lines like “I was just with you in the meadow for the first time” and “I’m jealous of her,” allowing silence and breath to carry weight; music gradually swells with subtle percussion and rich harmonic layering as regret and tenderness rise together, building into a soaring but controlled final chorus that feels reconciliatory rather than explosive; dynamics should ebb and flow like memory — small, vulnerable verses expanding into aching harmony — with the overall tone bittersweet, mature, and humane, capturing love complicated by time, innocence lost, and forgiveness without erasing the past.

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Lyrics

VERSE 1 – CLAIRE You’re you. You’re who I remember. The coat that didn’t fit the year. The way you’d kneel to meet my eyes Like I was something brave and clear. There’s silver at your temples now. There’s winter in your hands. But you’re you. ⸻ VERSE 2 – HENRY I was just with you In the meadow For the first time. Grass up to your shoulders. You kept asking If I was real. You held my hand Like I was magic. And now— You’re standing here Looking at me Like I broke something. ⸻ PRE-CHORUS – CLAIRE (small, honest) I’m jealous of her. The girl in the clearing Who didn’t know waiting Who didn’t know fear. She only knew wonder. I’m jealous of her. ⸻ CHORUS – BOTH (soft harmony) You’re you Not prophecy Not meadow air Not destiny You’re just a man Who walked through trees And found A child Who believed ⸻ VERSE 3 – HENRY (apology rising) I didn’t mean To draw your future I didn’t mean To choose your sky I thought I was protecting you From truths I couldn’t modify I thought love was a kindness I thought fate was a gift I never saw The weight Of it ⸻ VERSE 4 – CLAIRE (measured) You were gentle. You were safety. You were the safest thing I knew. But safety can be gravity And gravity decides for you. She loved you without history. She loved you without cost. I love you with the knowledge Of everything we lost. ⸻ BRIDGE (almost spoken) HENRY (soft): She trusts me. CLAIRE: I did too. HENRY: She thinks I’m infinite. CLAIRE: I know you’re not. ⸻ BUILD HENRY: If I could go back— CLAIRE: You can’t. HENRY: I know. CLAIRE: And neither can I. ⸻ FINAL CHORUS (gentle resolution) You’re you Not myth or flame Not little-girl Or boy of shame We’re just two people Out of time Trying To be Kind ⸻ BUTTON HENRY: I’m sorry. CLAIRE (after a beat): I know.