[Intro]
(Acoustic guitar strumming, bright and warm)
(Faint sound of wind chimes and distant birds)
(Soft piano chords enter)

[Verse 1]
Yellow lines on the asphalt, melting in the heat
Counting every second by the rhythm of our feet
You were leaning on the fence, looking at the tide
With that "nowhere-to-go" kind of look in your eyes
The air tastes like salt and expensive regret
A summer we haven't quite finished just yet.

[Pre-Chorus]
And the trees are bowing down to the weight of the sun
The race isn't over, but I think that we won
Yeah, I think that we won...

[Chorus]
It’s all velvet on the edges, gold in the cracks
Life is just a wave that don't ever look back
Indigo mornings, turning to white
Losing the ghost in the pale city light
It’s natural, it’s gravity
It’s exactly how it’s supposed to be.

[Verse 2]
Keep it moving, keep it light, like a feather in a breeze
Everything is temporary, even memories
We spent all our luck on a Saturday night
Trading our shadows for a glimpse of the light
The ground is so steady while we’re floating away
Nothing gold is ever really meant to stay.

[Bridge]
(Music swells, layered "oohs" and "aahs" in the background)
(Drums become slightly more rhythmic, funky but soft)
If the sky falls down, let it fall on us
Turn the iron heart into golden dust
It’s all in the timing...
It’s all in the breath...
(High falsetto) Just a cycle, baby.

[Chorus]
It’s all velvet on the edges, gold in the cracks
Life is just a wave that don't ever look back
Indigo mornings, turning to white
Losing the ghost in the pale city light
It’s natural, it’s gravity
It’s exactly how it’s supposed to be.

[Outro]
(Guitar strips back, only the piano remains)
Exactly how it’s supposed to be...
In the pink, in the white...
(Whispered) Don't look down.
(Fade out with the sound of a soft vinyl crackle)