
How Do I Love Thee by Elizabeth Barrett Browning 2
[intro - Chipmunk Sample] (Chipmunk vocals: "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways…") [Warm keys and vinyl crackle, with a soulful vocal riff in the background] [Beat drops with a Chicago-style drum pattern and deep bassline] [/intro] [verse 1 - Male Rapper] Yo, I love thee to the depth, the breadth, the height, My soul’s reachin’ for grace in the darkest night. Feelin’ outta sight, but I’m holdin’ on tight, Love eternal like the stars when they shine so bright. [/verse] [verse 2 - Female Singer] I love thee to the level of every day’s Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light. I love thee freely, as men strive for right; I love thee purely, as they turn from praise. [/verse] [pre-chorus - Both] (Chipmunk vocals: "Every breath, every place…") [Beat intensifies, soulful harmonies kick in] With every breath, in every place, I’ll love thee true through time and space. (Background echo: "Through time and space…") [/pre-chorus] [chorus - Chipmunk Sample & Female Singer] (Chipmunk vocals: "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways…") [Female Singer harmonizes softly beneath the sample] I’ll love thee through eternal days, With every tear and every smile, I love thee now and all the while. [/chorus] [verse 3 - Male Rapper] Yo, I love thee with a passion that’s built to last, Old griefs couldn’t kill it; it’s too steadfast. From childhood faith to the saints I’ve lost, I’m ridin’ on this love, no matter the cost. [/verse] [verse 4 - Female Singer] I love thee with the smiles, the tears, of all my life! And, if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death. (Background echo: "After death…") [/verse] [bridge - Both] [Drums pause, soulful piano solo, chipmunk sample layered softly] Through stars above and shadows near, Our love will shine, forever clear. (Chipmunk vocals: "Forever clear…") [Beat kicks back in, with a funky bassline and clap rhythm] Through every vow and every prayer, I love thee fully, everywhere. [/bridge] [final chorus - Chipmunk Sample & Both Singers] (Chipmunk vocals: "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways…") [Female Singer sings over the sample, Male Rapper ad-libs beneath] I’ll love thee through eternal days, With every tear and every smile, I love thee now and all the while. (Background echo: "All the while…") [outro - Male Rapper & Chipmunk Sample] [Beat slows, keys fade out] (Chipmunk vocals: "Count the ways… Count the ways…") Yo, this love ain’t bound by space or time, It’s infinite, eternal, the ultimate rhyme. (Chipmunk vocals: "Count the ways…") [/outro]

