I think I’m softer now? [A Song for BC] [Intro — warm Rhodes, vinyl crackle, distant saxophone, soft fairy chimes] [Lula sighs, then hums softly] Mmm… Mm-mm… I don’t know what you did to me… [Verse 1 — intimate, almost spoken] I’m used to being angry… But your surprising kindness broke through I used to feel the bitterness But now I listen to you… And that scares me just a little ‘Cause I know what love can do I got so good at being guarded Then I got comfortable with you No screaming just to be heard No running when it gets too real You don’t have to fix my hurting Just sit beside me while I feel [Pre-Chorus] I want to let all the past go And tell you my full truth I wanna pass you the microphone And I want to change our tune So sing something different with me Something neither of us knew Maybe love ain’t gotta hurt, babe Maybe I can soften too [Chorus — lush harmonies, bass and sax swelling] I know we hold so much pain But the road ends to everything good And you’re only just an hour away So it won’t be hard getting home to you Oh, you… Oh no… Oh, you… Oh no… Gotta let my tears hit the floor I don’t wanna fight them anymore If you meet me somewhere in the middle I’ll become softer for us two [Post-Chorus — breathy layered Lula vocals] Softer… For us two… Still me… Just softer with you… [Verse 2 — sensual jazz groove, brushed drums] I know the girl that I’ve been All teeth when somebody gets near Four eyes watching every doorway Wings ready to disappear But you make quiet feel different You make staying feel brand new And I don’t need some perfect promise I just like being here with you Maybe I can leave the armor By the bedroom door tonight Let the record keep on spinning Let your hands fall into mine I don’t need to make it louder Just to prove that this is true For once I wanna love somebody Without preparing to lose [Pre-Chorus — saxophone answers each line] So take the microphone, baby Tell me something honest too I don’t want another old song I wanna make a new one with you [Chorus — fuller, warmer] I know we hold so much pain But the road ends to everything good And you’re only just an hour away So it won’t be hard getting home to you OH, YOU… OH NO… OH, YOU… OH NO… GOTTA LET MY TEARS HIT THE FLOOR I DON’T WANNA HOLD THEM ANYMORE If you meet me somewhere in the middle I’ll become softer for us two [Bridge — instruments fall away; piano, upright bass, Lula] Maybe softer doesn’t mean weak… Maybe gentle doesn’t mean afraid… Maybe I can still be wild Still be loud Still lose my mind And come back down… And know you’ll recognize me When the glitter hits the ground. [Lula whispers] I think I’m softer now… [Hardstyle Transition — heartbeat-like kick slowly enters beneath jazz chords] Oh… There you are. [Final Chorus — R&B vocals over restrained euphoric hardstyle, sax soaring between kicks] I KNOW WE HOLD SO MUCH PAIN BUT I DON’T WANNA LIVE THERE ANYMORE AND YOU’RE ONLY JUST AN HOUR AWAY SO BABY, I KNOW WHAT I’M DRIVING FOR OH, YOU! OH NO! OH, YOU! OH NO! LET MY TEARS HIT THE FLOOR I DON’T HAVE TO HIDE THEM ANYMORE I can still be loud I can still be strange I can still be everything I was before But I think I’m softer now… And I’ll become softer For us two. [Outro — hardstyle kick disappears; Rhodes and sax remain] [Lula softly laughing through tears] Mmm… Don’t get used to it. [quiet giggle] …Okay, maybe you can. [Final whispered harmony] Softer… for us two…
