INTRO (0:00–0:08) (Filtered vocal, no drums) Lead (soft): Tell me… What’s love… If it always feel like this? (Harmony swell) — feel like this… feel like this… (Beat drops) ⸻ VERSE 1 (0:09–0:35) Lead: I been givin’ you my patience Like I got an overflow You say you need a little space But you still sleepin’ close I read your face when you lyin’ You don’t gotta say a word You say you love how I ride for you But hate when it hurts Ad-libs (low): — mm, I know… — don’t lie to me… ⸻ PRE-HOOK (0:36–0:48) (Beat strips down) Lead: Why you hold me like you need me Then you push me when I’m in? If I’m everything you wanted Why you halfway in? Harmony: — halfway in… halfway in… ⸻ HOOK / CHORUS (0:49–1:10) Lead: What’s love if it only show at night? What’s trust if I gotta question mine? You say “forever” but you movin’ sideways Tell me, baby, what’s love like that? What’s love if I’m always feelin’ wrong? What’s us if I’m fightin’ this alone? If I gotta beg you just to stay right here Tell me, baby, what’s love like that? Ad-libs: — what’s love? — tell me now… — yeah, yeah… ⸻ VERSE 2 (1:11–1:35) Lead (more rhythm): You don’t text back but you watch my story I see you lurkin’, yeah Say you busy but you out till four Like I don’t deserve it I ain’t askin’ you for perfection Just be real with me If I’m your peace, why I’m always stressin’? What you need from me? Ad-libs: — keep it honest… — I deserve it… ⸻ PRE-HOOK 2 (1:36–1:48) (Beat filters again) Lead: I keep tryna understand you While I’m losin’ who I am If I gotta chase your love Maybe that ain’t the plan Harmony: — that ain’t love… ⸻ HOOK / CHORUS (1:49–2:10) (Full energy, added harmonies) Lead: What’s love if it only show at night? What’s trust if I gotta question mine? You say “forever” but you movin’ sideways Tell me, baby, what’s love like that? What’s love if I’m always feelin’ wrong? What’s us if I’m fightin’ this alone? If I gotta beg you just to stay right here Tell me, baby, what’s love like that? Ad-libs: — answer me… — say it straight… ⸻ BRIDGE (2:11–2:30) (All drums drop out) Lead (raw): Maybe I been callin’ pain “love” ‘Cause I’m scared to be alone Maybe if it don’t feel safe Then it never felt like home (Pause — half second silence) Harmony stack (emotional swell): — don’t feel like home… — don’t feel like love… ⸻ FINAL CHORUS (2:31–2:55) (Biggest version — octave harmony on last lines) Lead: What’s love if it leave me confused? What’s us if I’m scared to lose? I’d rather walk away than stay half-broken Baby, tell me what’s love to you? What’s love if it don’t feel right? I need peace, not another fight If it ain’t real, I don’t want nothin’ Tell me, baby, what’s love like now? Ad-libs (layered): — I need the truth… — right now… — yeah… ⸻ OUTRO (2:56–3:05) (Beat fades, vocal only) Lead (soft): If it hurts like this… Maybe it ain’t love… Harmony (fade): — maybe it ain’t… maybe it ain’t…
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