[Intro: Brief solo fingerpicked acoustic guitar] [Verse 1: Deep gravelly male vocal, restrained and conversational, acoustic only] You spend enough years getting hurt You start expecting it from everyone You learn to keep your mouth shut And tell yourself you're better off alone You get real good at saying you're fine Even when you haven't slept in days You stop telling people what you're thinking 'Cause you're tired of watching them walk away You don't even notice when it happens When you stop believing things could change You just get up and go about your business And learn to live that way [Pre-Chorus: Acoustic builds, growing emotion] And then somebody comes along Who doesn't make you prove a thing You keep waiting for the other shoe to drop But it never does [Chorus 1: Acoustic only, stronger strumming, restrained gritty vocal] Fate brings you the one When you weren't looking anymore Someone who makes you feel like yourself When you can't remember who you were before Fate brings you the one Who knows the worst and stays Who doesn't need to make you better Just loves you anyway And after everything you've been through You never thought you'd see the day That somebody could love you And you'd finally let them stay [Verse 2: Soft bass and drums enter, gradual build] They know when something's bothering you Before you've even said a word They don't push you for an answer They just wait until you're ready to be heard They reach across and take your hand And you don't feel the need to pull away Something that once felt so damn hard Comes a little easier every day And sometimes you'll catch yourself just watching While they're doing something ordinary And wonder how the hell you got so lucky To have somebody love you like they do [Pre-Chorus 2: Drums build, distorted guitar swells, rising tension] And you're still learning how to trust it Still surprised when they don't leave Some days you look at what you've got And it's hard to believe [Chorus 2: Instant full-band explosion, heavy post-grunge riffs, powerful raspy belt] FATE BRINGS YOU THE ONE! When you weren't looking anymore Someone who makes you feel like yourself When you can't remember who you were before Fate brings you the one Who knows the worst and stays Who doesn't need to make you better JUST LOVES YOU ANYWAY! And after everything you've been through You never thought you'd see the day That somebody could love you AND YOU'D FINALLY LET THEM STAY! [Instrumental: Short aggressive guitar riff] [Breakdown: Abrupt full-band stop, solo acoustic returns] [Bridge: Exposed vulnerable male vocal, natural cracks, acoustic only] You used to brace for the fall Now you just fall into their arms And sometimes that still scares the hell out of you How much you've let somebody in [Bridge Part 2: Almost whispered, increasingly emotional] You spent so many years Trying not to need anyone Now there's somebody you'd miss Before they've even left the room And you don't always know how to say it Hell, sometimes you don't say enough But you hope they understand Just how much they've changed your life [Build: Forceful acoustic strumming, pounding toms, rising tension] [Full Stop: Complete silence] [Final Chorus: Explosive full band, crushing riffs, thunderous drums, raw emotional belt] FATE BRINGS YOU THE ONE! When you weren't looking anymore Someone who makes you feel like yourself When you can't remember who you were before FATE BRINGS YOU THE ONE! Who knows the worst and stays Who doesn't need to make you better [Full-band stop, exposed gritty vocal] JUST... [Explosive band re-entry] LOVES YOU ANYWAY! [Final Chorus Climax: Maximum intensity, soaring gritty vocals] And after everything you've been through You never thought you'd see the day That somebody could love you AND YOU'D FINALLY LET THEM STAY! [Outro: Instant band cutoff, solo acoustic, intimate exhausted vocal] You used to brace for the fall [Pause] Now you just fall into their arms And after all those years Of thinking love was something you survived You found somebody You can finally relax beside [Final line: Barely whispered, guitar stops] Fate brings you the one.
