[Cold open: close male tenor; soft piano, audible breath] Stay with me. Let the daylight find us like this. [Four-note piano motif; muted kick and warm bass enter] [Verse 1: intimate, unhurried; leave room between phrases] You lean against the kitchen sink, Still wearing half the rain. I move a strand behind your ear, You move it back again. You say you hate the way it curls. I say, “I like it there.” You catch my hand before it falls And keep it in your hair. [Pre-chorus: piano widens; bass rises gently] Your phone lights up between us, You turn it upside down. I had a hundred things to ask— I only need one now. [Chorus: soaring but tender; sustain me] Stay with me, Let the daylight find us like this. Stay with me, With my name still warm on your lips. No forever on your tongue, Just your fingers holding on. Stay with me— Till we forget to count the songs. [One-beat silence] [Drop 1: sixteen bars; piano motif becomes a bright pluck hook] [Driving house kick, rolling bass, wide breathing chords] [First eight bars instrumental; vocal accents only afterward] Stay— With me. Like this. Like this. [Verse 2: close vocal; lighter percussion] You trace the seam along my sleeve, Then turn my collar down. I’ve had you close in crowded rooms, But never without sound. You laugh, then ask me, “What?” I say, “I like you when you do that.” You hide your face against my neck— I feel you start to laugh again. [Pre-chorus: drums withdraw; voice grows warmer] We’ve kissed beneath a hundred lights, With everybody looking. Now you reach to switch this one off— I catch your hand and leave it. [Chorus: fuller self-harmonies; keep lead intimate] Stay with me, Let the daylight find us like this. Stay with me, With my name still warm on your lips. No forever on your tongue, Just your fingers holding on. Stay with me— Till we forget to count the songs. [Bridge: piano and exposed voice; no drums] You ask which side I sleep on. I say, “Whichever side you leave.” You move a little closer: “Is there room right here for me?” [Brief breath; single piano note] I lift the sheet. You slide your cold feet next to mine. [Build: soft rising chords; restrained snare roll] Stay with me. We don’t have to fill the quiet. Stay with me. I could get used to this. [One-beat silence] [Final chorus: full groove; octave harmony, emotional release] Stay with me, Let the daylight find us like this. Stay with me, With my name still warm on your lips. No forever on your tongue, Just your fingers holding on. Stay with me— Till we forget to count the songs. [Final drop: eight bars; pluck hook with rising piano counterline] [Selective echoes; let the instrumental melody lead] Stay— With me. Like this. Like this. [Outro: dry piano and near-whisper] Morning finds your hand in mine. I let the kettle wait.
