[Verse 1 | START IMMEDIATELY | no intro | male spoken | completely dry close-mic | no instruments] I was dragging when the morning found me Sheets too heavy, nothing in the tank You stayed anyway, hand warm on my back No speech about it You just stayed [Female | whispered | still nearly silent] You stayed [Male | spoken rhythmically | low bass pulse begins underneath] You wrote your name in a slow, burning line Not to hurt me, just so I would know Care first, then the claim underneath it I leaned in before I meant to [Female | soft] I know [Pre-Chorus | kick begins | synth pulse builds | male shifting from spoken into melody] And somewhere in the letting go I stopped asking where this goes [Chorus | full driving beat | pulsing bass | wide synths | strong melodic hook] [Male] Cared for, wanted, kept You pulled me out of my head Held me where you wanted me And I stayed [Female] You stayed [Male] My mind went quiet in your hands Nothing left to prove Left wanting Still wanting Always wanting you [Female] Wanting you [Verse 2 | beat continues | male rhythmic half-spoken delivery] I had hopes, I did not name them Naming them would make them mine You never needed me to ask You already knew the signs I tried to read you, tried to please you right You would not let me manage it Said, give it over, all of it So I did, and the noise went out of my head [Female | close, soft] Give it over [Pre-Chorus | rising pulse] [Male] And somewhere in the letting go I stopped asking where this goes [Female | underneath] Let it go [Chorus | fuller beat | female harmonies widen] [Male] Cared for, wanted, kept You pulled me out of my head Held me where you wanted me And I stayed [Female] You stayed [Male] My mind went quiet in your hands Nothing left to prove Left wanting Still wanting Always wanting you [Female] Wanting you [Bridge | beat suddenly drops | bass heartbeat only | male close spoken] There is a part of me that fears If I give the last of it You’ll want me less [Silence] [Female | close whisper] I won’t [Male] You didn’t You left me wanting But never left me wondering [Female] Never wondering [Male] I am not smaller for the giving I am only yours And unfinished [Female] Unfinished [Male] And that was the mercy [Final Chorus | beat slams back in | biggest melodic lift | male and female intertwined] [Male] Cared for, loved, desired You pulled me out of my head Held me where you wanted me And I stayed [Female] You stayed [Male] My mind went quiet in your hands For once I let it be Left wanting Still wanting Always wanting you [Female] Wanting you [Male + Female] Left wanting Never wondering [Male] If you wanted me too [Female | close] I do [Outro | beat cuts | bass fades | intimate] [Male] Still yours [Female] Still mine [Male | spoken] That was enough
