One Day Awake
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@Lucia costa
One Day Awake
v4
@Lucia costa
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You left your blue cup by the sink
A little ring of tea beneath
I keep pretending I don't see
The small things keeping you with me
[Pre-Chorus]
I know the door has closed for good
Still turn my head the way I would
[Chorus]
I’m learning how to let the room be quiet
How to let the day go by without your name
Some nights I almost reach the other side of it
Then morning puts me back here just the same
But I’m still here, still breathing through the ache
One honest hour at a time, one day awake
[Verse 2]
Your jacket’s gone from the hallway hook
The wall still holds its crooked mark
I found the note inside a book
And read it once before the dark
[Pre-Chorus]
I know the door has closed for good
Still turn my head the way I would
[Chorus]
I’m learning how to let the room be quiet
How to let the day go by without your name
Some nights I almost reach the other side of it
Then morning puts me back here just the same
But I’m still here, still breathing through the ache
One honest hour at a time, one day awake
[Bridge]
Maybe healing isn’t sudden
Maybe it’s the way I choose
To make coffee for one person
And leave space for something new
[Final Chorus]
I’m learning how to let the room be quiet
How to let the day go by without your name
Some nights I almost reach the other side of it
Then morning finds me changed in some small way
And I’m still here, still breathing through the ache
One honest hour at a time, one day awake
[Outro]
One day awake
One day awake
You left your blue cup by the sink
A little ring of tea beneath
I keep pretending I don't see
The small things keeping you with me
[Pre-Chorus]
I know the door has closed for good
Still turn my head the way I would
[Chorus]
I’m learning how to let the room be quiet
How to let the day go by without your name
Some nights I almost reach the other side of it
Then morning puts me back here just the same
But I’m still here, still breathing through the ache
One honest hour at a time, one day awake
[Verse 2]
Your jacket’s gone from the hallway hook
The wall still holds its crooked mark
I found the note inside a book
And read it once before the dark
[Pre-Chorus]
I know the door has closed for good
Still turn my head the way I would
[Chorus]
I’m learning how to let the room be quiet
How to let the day go by without your name
Some nights I almost reach the other side of it
Then morning puts me back here just the same
But I’m still here, still breathing through the ache
One honest hour at a time, one day awake
[Bridge]
Maybe healing isn’t sudden
Maybe it’s the way I choose
To make coffee for one person
And leave space for something new
[Final Chorus]
I’m learning how to let the room be quiet
How to let the day go by without your name
Some nights I almost reach the other side of it
Then morning finds me changed in some small way
And I’m still here, still breathing through the ache
One honest hour at a time, one day awake
[Outro]
One day awake
One day awake
Style of Music
Contemporary emotional pop with a restrained, syncopated piano-and-muted-guitar verse, close and breathy lead vocal, then a rising pre-chorus with pulsing low synth and crisp percussion. Open into a wide, melodic chorus with layered harmonies, rounded bass, punchy live-feeling drums, and bright sustained keys; strip back for a vulnerable bridge before a final chorus with fuller backing vocals. Polished modern mix, clear vocal upfront, dynamic rather than overly compressed.
