Waiting for Your Words

[Verse 1 - Breathy and wistful] I check the mailbox every afternoon Hoping that today might be the day soon Your handwriting like poetry I've never seen But I imagine it in colors pink and cream The petals from the cherry tree fall slow Like all the things I'm dying for you to know I pressed one in my diary, page twenty-three Right where I wrote about you writing back to me [Pre-Chorus - Building anticipation] Every time the breeze blows I pretend it's bringing something Your confession wrapped in paper My heart won't stop its fluttering [Chorus - Emotional and soaring] I'm waiting for your words to find me Like stars that spell my name across the sky Waiting for your heart to tell me That I'm the one who makes you feel alive Every sealed envelope could be the one That changes everything when morning comes So I'll keep dreaming in this patient blur Waiting, waiting for your words [Verse 2 - Soft with growing emotion] I wonder if you're writing under lamplight too If butterflies are tangled up inside of you Do you cross things out and start the whole thing new? Are you scared like me of saying "I love you"? I tied a ribbon in my hair today The color of the courage that I wish I'd saved To tell you first, but maybe fate has other plans Maybe your letter's already in the mailman's hands [Pre-Chorus - Swelling with hope] Every time the door sounds My pulse becomes a drumbeat Imagining your signature The moment when our souls meet [Chorus - Full and shimmering] I'm waiting for your words to find me Like stars that spell my name across the sky Waiting for your heart to tell me That I'm the one who makes you feel alive Every sealed envelope could be the one That changes everything when morning comes So I'll keep dreaming in this patient blur Waiting, waiting for your words [Bridge - Stripped back, then building to climax] (Soft piano and whispered vocals) What if it arrives tomorrow? What if your words are on their way? What if all this sweet, sweet sorrow Turns to sunlight in a single day? (Building with strings and synths) I'll hold it to my heart before I open it Savor every second of this sacred gift And when I read the words you chose for me I'll finally breathe... [Final Chorus - Most powerful, triumphant] You're waiting for my words to find you Like stars that spell your name across the sky Waiting for my heart to tell you That you're the one who makes me feel alive Every sealed envelope could be the one That changes everything when morning comes No more dreaming in this patient blur I'm writing, writing back my words My words to you