TITLE: STARTING TODAY [HOOK — huge, emotional, instantly memorable] Starting today All I’m gonna do is love you Like you’ve never been loved Like the whole damn sky Came down just to lift you up Starting today I’m not wasting one more sunrise On the pain we survived I’m gonna hold you so close Even the darkness gives up Starting today All I’m gonna do is love you Like you’ve never been loved [VERSE 1 — driving, tender but powerful] I know your heart got handled rough I know your trust don’t open much I know you learned to flinch from hands That swore they came to lift you up I know you smile with armor on I know you laugh when something’s wrong I know the silence in your chest Has been screaming way too long But I ain’t here to own you I ain’t here to change your name I’m not bringing pretty matches To a house already burned by flames I’m here with steady breathing I’m here with open palms I’m here to make the war inside you Feel a little more like calm [PRE-CHORUS — rising, beautiful] Let the old hurt talk Let the old ghosts pace Let the past throw stones At the windows we replace You don’t have to believe me fast You don’t have to fall apart I’ll be right here learning Every locked room in your heart [HOOK — bigger] Starting today All I’m gonna do is love you Like you’ve never been loved Like the whole damn sky Came down just to lift you up Starting today I’m not wasting one more sunrise On the pain we survived I’m gonna hold you so close Even the darkness gives up Starting today All I’m gonna do is love you Like you’ve never been loved [VERSE 2 — more rhythm, more bite] I’ll love the parts you hide away The sharp edges you don’t explain The nights you turn your face from me Like happiness might leave a stain I’ll love the fear behind your eyes The tired truth under your lies The version of you nobody saw When you were barely getting by Not the pretty, polished story Not the picture people praise I want the real one in the wreckage Still choosing to wake up each day Give me the bruised-up hallelujah Give me the cracked and crooked gold I don’t need perfect I need honest I need you here to have and hold [BREAK — sudden genre switch, intense spoken/sung] Listen— I’m not saying I can fix it I’m not saying I’m the cure I’m saying when the room goes black You won’t be alone no more When your mind gets loud When your chest gets tight When the old voice says run I’ll be the hand in the night Not a cage Not a chain Not a debt Not a game Just love Real love Right here Same name [HOOK — explosive] Starting today All I’m gonna do is love you Like you’ve never been loved Like the whole damn sky Came down just to lift you up Starting today I’m not wasting one more sunrise On the pain we survived I’m gonna hold you so close Even the darkness gives up Starting today All I’m gonna do is love you Like you’ve never been loved [BRIDGE — wild, genre-blended emotional climax] If the world goes mean I’ll go gentle If your walls go high I’ll go patient If your hands start shaking I’ll go steady If your hope runs dry I’ll bring rain in If you can’t say yes I won’t force it If you can’t say love I won’t rush it I’ll just keep showing up Till your heart understands There’s a kind of touch That doesn’t turn into damage [FINAL HOOK — massive, stacked vocals] Starting today All I’m gonna do is love you Like you’ve never been loved Like the whole damn sky Came down just to lift you up Starting today Every scar gets treated sacred Every tear gets counted brave Every broken little piece of you Gets kissed instead of blamed Starting today All I’m gonna do is love you Like you’ve never been loved [OUTRO — soft but still moving] Starting today Starting today No more waiting on the pain to move Starting today Starting today I’m gonna love the hell out of you
