Look… I wanna take you back—way back in time… When R&B used to mean somethin’… [Intro: Spoken + soft harmonies] (whisper, close mic) Mmm… Some love don’t rush… It just rests on you… [BVs: airy “ooh… ooh…” swell, gentle] [Verse 1] I been through the noise and the late-night storms, Smilin’ in pictures, but I wasn’t warm, Then you walked in gentle, no games, no flash, Just steady hands and a heart that lasts. You don’t talk loud, you don’t do too much, But somehow I breathe when you say “I’m here,” And all the parts of me that used to fear, Start unclenchin’… when you’re near. [Ad-libs: “mmm…”, “yeah…”, “so gentle…”] [BVs: low “ooh” pad under last two lines] [Pre-Chorus] And it’s somethin’ ‘bout the way you look at me— Like you see the best, even when I’m weak. No pressure, no pulling, no “prove your love,” You just hold me up… [Ad-libs: “hold me…”, “don’t let me fall…”] [BVs: “hold me up” echo on last line] [Chorus] You bring me peace, In a world that loves to take too much from me. You bring me ease, Like Sunday morning wrapped around my knees. And I don’t gotta chase, I don’t gotta hide, When you love me slow, it feel like I survive. Yeah, you bring me peace… You bring me peace… [BVs: “peace… peace…”, “ease…”, “you bring me…”] [Lead run cue: tasteful run on “peeeace” at the end] [Verse 2] I used to second-guess every kind word said, ’Cause I been the one left alone in my head. But you don’t switch up when the lights go low, You stay the same when nobody knows. You pray for my heart in the simplest ways, Pick up my pieces without complainin’, And when I’m tired, you don’t take it personal— You just love me patient. [Ad-libs: “so patient…”, “you stay…”, “mmhmm…”] [BVs: soft “ooh” answer after “nobody knows”] [Pre-Chorus] And it’s crazy how your love don’t make me small— It makes me brave, makes me want it all. Not the pain, not the drama, not the tests— Just rest… [Ad-libs: “just rest…”] [BVs: “rest…” sustained, gentle] [Chorus] You bring me peace, In a world that loves to take too much from me. You bring me ease, Like Sunday morning wrapped around my knees. And I don’t gotta chase, I don’t gotta hide, When you love me slow, it feel like I survive. Yeah, you bring me peace… You bring me peace… [BVs: “peace… peace…”, “you bring me ease…”] [Lead run cue: short run on “survive”] [Verse 3] You got a way of turnin’ my worries down, Like dimmin’ the lights when you’re comin’ ‘round. Even silence feel safe when you sit with me, No need to explain, you just let me be. You read my face like a favorite song, Know what I mean even when I’m wrong. And I don’t gotta beg for the bare minimum— You give me love… like it’s meant to come. [Ad-libs: “meant to come…”, “right on time…”, “mmm…”] [BVs: “right on time” echo] [Pre-Chorus] And it’s somethin’ ‘bout the way you pull me close— Like the part of me that’s broken finally knows: It ain’t gotta fight, it ain’t gotta prove— It can just… move… [Ad-libs: “mm… move…”, “I feel safe…”] [BVs: “don’t gotta prove” response] [Chorus] You bring me peace, In a world that loves to take too much from me. You bring me ease, Like Sunday morning wrapped around my knees. And I don’t gotta chase, I don’t gotta hide, When you love me slow, it feel like I survive. Yeah, you bring me peace… You bring me peace… [BVs: “peace… peace…”, “bring me peace…”] [Lead run cue: longer but tasteful run on final “peace”] [Bridge: Big emotion, harmony stack] If I had a thousand tongues, I couldn’t say enough, ’Bout the way you cover me—soft, but strong as love. And I don’t need perfection, I just need you true, ’Cause you don’t just say it… baby, you do. So when the night gets heavy and my mind won’t sleep, Lay your hand right here and promise you’ll keep— Keep showin’ up, keep holdin’ on, Keep being home when the world feels gone. [BVs: choir-like “ooh… ahh…” under the whole bridge] [Ad-libs: “cover me…”, “so strong…”, “stay…”] [Lead run cue: gospel-ish run on “loooove” and “sleep”] [Verse 4: Intimate then lift] I used to love with my guard up high, Smilin’ outside but hurt inside. Now I catch myself dreamin’ in daylight, ’Cause you been treatin’ my heart so right. You don’t run when the real gets shown, You plant your feet like a cornerstone. And every time life try to pull me away, You bring me back… with the words you say. [Ad-libs: “bring me back…”, “say it again…”, “mmhmm…”] [BVs: “bring you back” echo on last line] [Final Chorus: Lift + outro] You bring me peace (peace, peace), In a world that loves to take too much from me. (too much…) You bring me ease (ease, ease), Like Sunday morning wrapped around my knees. (ooh…) And I don’t gotta chase, I don’t gotta hide, When you love me slow, it feel like I survive. Yeah, you bring me peace… You bring me peace… [BVs: big stacked harmonies: “peace… peace… peace…”, “you bring me ease…”] [Lead run cue: full tasteful run + vibrato on final “peeeeeace”] [Outro: Fade] Mmm… you bring me peace… Yeah… you bring me peace… [BVs: fading “ooh… ooh…”]
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