[Intro: Relaxed, lightly syncopated acoustic groove, warmer and looser feel] - Chord Progression: F - Dm - Bb - C [Verse 1: Sincere, weathered male vocal, relaxed and warm] F Dm We didn't fall, we settled slow, like dust after the rain Bb C No fireworks, just steady hands that learned to hold the pain F Dm I used to think that love should burn like something wild and fast Bb C Now I know the fires that last are built to never blast [Pre-Chorus: Gentle rhythmic lift, warmth builds] Gm C It's a slow burn love, easy and unhurried Gm C Nothing about us was ever really worried [Chorus: Full band, relaxed groove, soulful female guest vocal trades the lead] F Dm Bb C It's a slow burn love, keeping warm instead of bright F Dm Bb C It's the kind of love that's still here in the morning light Gm C F Not every fire needs to roar to prove that it's alive Gm C Some just need the steady kind to help a man survive [Post-Chorus: Light guitar fill, relaxed and easy] - Chord Progression: F - Bb - C - F [Verse 2: Vocal warmer, more tender, playful undertone] F Dm You know my worst mornings and you stayed for them anyway Bb C That's a kind of love that don't show up in things people say F Dm I've been the hurricane and you've been the steady shore Bb C I don't need the hurricane no more, I just need this, and more [Pre-Chorus: Repeat, harmony thickens] Gm C It's a slow burn love, easy and unhurried Gm C Nothing about us was ever really worried [Chorus: Repeat, fuller and more joyful] F Dm Bb C It's a slow burn love, keeping warm instead of bright F Dm Bb C It's the kind of love that's still here in the morning light Gm C F Not every fire needs to roar to prove that it's alive Gm C Some just need the steady kind to help a man survive [Post-Chorus: Repeat, more relaxed, fading into the bridge] - Chord Progression: F - Bb - C - F [Bridge: Instrumentation eases back, voice and guest vocal in close harmony] Bb C Maybe slow ain't nothing less, maybe slow's the proof Bb C That some kind of love was always built to last, not just to move [Outro: Groove settles into a warm repeating figure, fading under gentle applause] - Chord Progression: F - Dm - Bb - F [End]
