The Horizon of the Sun! Mahaway

You… darling, You and I We made love… Through… the eclipse in the sky. After “sky,” let the piano answer the vocal with a short melodic phrase. Bring in a warm, sustained bass underneath: Sweetheart, you… And… I… We made love… Through the aurora lights. On “aurora lights,” add a soft shimmering pad behind the piano. Verse 1B — “Honey, you and me” Introduce a very soft kick and rim/snare pattern. Honey, you… and me… We made love… More… simultaneously… Let the piano climb slightly higher after “simultaneously.” Where you and I… Couldn’t see… The hurricanes… Drop the drums on “hurricanes.” Leave only vocal, piano, bass, and atmosphere for a moment. Pre-Chorus — “Northern Lights” Slowly rebuild. And ever since… When you and I… (two times) We made love… Through the northern lights… First “you and I” = lead vocal. Second “you and I” = lead + soft harmony. Add strings underneath “northern lights.” Chorus — “Horizon of the Sun” Full drums enter, but keep them smooth rather than hard. When you and I… (two times) We made love… To the horizon of the sun… Layer background singers behind the second repetition: You and I… You and I… Hold “sun” while the light piano plays the main melodic motif above the vocal. Verse 2 — “I will not pretend” Pull the drums back again. I… will not… pretend… That I… don’t love you anymore… Let the pauses stay long. The piano should answer each vocal statement instead of playing continuously. Ever since… we went… Our separate ways… And ever since… We’ve been apart… Add a low cello/string tone. I can’t bear to… see… Another… pagan holiday… And another night… Without you holding me… Everything drops except piano immediately before: I love you… Hold silence after the line, then let one soft piano phrase answer it. Dream Section — “Is this a dream?” Use reverb and atmosphere to make this section feel suspended. Is this a dream? This can’t be real… Someone pinch me… To make sure I’m not asleep… No heavy drums. Use soft percussion and a heartbeat-like kick. When you tell me… You really love me… The way I love you… Add female or high harmony on “love me.” Second Chorus / Emotional Lift And after all… My soul… tied… to… you… And… your soul belongs to me… Bring the strings higher. Bass becomes more melodic. Every day and night that I’m not… next to… you… Stretch this line across the measures. My world ends… If you’re not here… Drums stop. Your world ends… When I’m not near… you, too… Drums return softly. Without you and me… There is no us… Darling… you already know. Background vocals quietly repeat: There is no us… Without you and me… Bridge — “Enchanted Life” Change the piano pattern here so the song feels like it has entered another chapter. We lived an enchanted life. As we would never grow to be old… And after all… you and I were still young… Add strings gradually. While… we are so in love… You and I… we are wonderful… Background harmony answers “wonderful.” Confession Section Strip the arrangement back to piano and voice. Now I must confess: I never stopped loving you Pause. Let the piano play the recognizable “Horizon” melody. Since… we had… broken up… Then we went our separate ways. Bass returns. You know you and I Won’t let go of our love Again Drums begin rebuilding. Because we… we are meant to be. Full strings enter on “meant to be.” Final Chorus — Biggest Section Without you and me… There is no us… Darling… you already know… Use full lead vocal, stacked harmonies, piano, bass, drums, strings, and atmospheric pads. Background vocals: Without you… Without me… There is no us… Then gradually remove the instruments until only piano remains. Outro — Final Question Almost whispered/sung: So… would you love to grow old with me?