I SEE YOU

I SEE YOU (EXTENDED MIX) [INTRO — 0:00–0:15] (Warm, reflective acoustic piano chords with a gentle, heartbeat-like sub-bass pulse) Everybody sees the outside... The clothes, the face, the role we play. But beneath the surface... I see you. [VERSE 1 — 0:15–0:40] I see the smile you wear... When you're trying to be strong, Hiding all the heavy days Where everything went wrong. I hear the heavy silence... When something feels amiss, And the quiet longing For a gentle kind of peace. You don't have to explain... You don't have to hide, You can put the world down... When you're here by my side. [CHORUS — 0:40–1:08] I see you... Beyond the things you show. I see you... More than you'll ever know. You don't have to be perfect... You don't have to pretend, Or keep up the armor That's wearing down your hands. When everybody looks through you... I see you. [VERSE 2 — 1:08–1:36] I know you've had some hard days... I know you've fought some fears, Wiping away the midnight doubts You kept from all the peers. But I also see your courage... I see how far you've come, Standing in the aftermath And refusing to succumb. And when you doubt yourself... I'll remind you who you are, Because sometimes we need somebody... To guide us to our star. [BRIDGE — 1:36–2:08] You can cry... You can breathe... You can be exactly who you need to be. No judgment... No disguise... Just honesty between our eyes. Let the walls come tumbling down, You don't have to wear the crown. Right here in this safe embrace, You can finally find your grace. [GUITAR / STRINGS SOLO — 2:08–2:45] (An emotional, soaring electric guitar melody backed by a warm cinematic string section that swells and resolves) [FINAL CHORUS — 2:45–3:15] I see you... Beyond the things you show. I see you... More than you'll ever know. You don't have to be perfect... You don't have to pretend. When everybody looks through you... I see you. [OUTRO — 3:15–3:25] I see you... And I'm not going anywhere... Mmm... I see you. (Piano fades out on a warm, sustained major chord)