jazz

[Intro – muted trumpet hum, gentle piano arpeggios] (Instrumental Solo) [Verse 1 – soft upright piano, subtle brush drums] Neon signs bleed into the wet concrete A half-empty glass sits where you used to be The jukebox hums a tune I don’t recognize I trace the cracks in the booth where we used to hide [Pre-Chorus – warm saxophone riff, light bassline] The clock ticks slow like it’s afraid to leave Every shadow looks just like your silhouette to me I keep waiting for a knock that won’t come The rain keeps falling, still I’m not done [Chorus – full jazz ensemble, smoky sax solo under vocals] Midnight rain on Bourbon Street Washes away the last of you and me Cigarette smoke curls up to the ceiling fan I’m still here, stuck where the night began [Interlude – smoky tenor sax solo, soft piano accompaniment] (Instrumental Solo) [Verse 2 – muted trumpet accents, walking bass] The bartender wipes the counter for the tenth time He knows I’m not here for the whiskey or the rhyme I watch a couple laugh through the fogged-up glass Wishing I could take back every word I passed [Pre-Chorus – swelling saxophone, gentle drum fill] The streetlight flickers like a dying star I trace the edge of your old photograph The rain keeps tapping on the window pane I’m still holding on to what’s left of the flame [Chorus – layered vocals, full jazz band crescendo] Midnight rain on Bourbon Street Washes away the last of you and me Cigarette smoke curls up to the ceiling fan I’m still here, stuck where the night began [Bridge – sparse piano, intimate vocals] I should call a cab, head back to my place But my feet won’t move from this empty space The rain’s a lullaby for the lonely and lost I’m counting the seconds till the dawn’s first cost [Final Chorus – softening ensemble, fading saxophone] Midnight rain on Bourbon Street Washes away the last of you and me Cigarette smoke fades into the morning gray I’m finally ready to walk away [Outro – gentle piano fade, distant rain patter] The sun peeks over the roofline I leave my empty glass behind