We started this record with a fire in the dark, Private little obsession, that familiar fucking spark, Then we closed the doors behind us, left the outside looking in, Found a thousand different ways to fall in love again. We wrote our house rules, learned when not to rush, Found beauty in surrender, found electricity in trust, Had our guilty little pleasures, kept our secrets out of view, But underneath every chapter— It was always me and you. See, anybody can want somebody when the moment feels new, When there’s mystery in their eyes and nothing difficult to lose, But I’ve seen you in the morning when the night was fucking rough, Seen you exhausted, overwhelmed, still somehow giving us enough. You’ve seen me at my lowest, when I wasn’t easy to love, When I carried all that weight and tried pretending I was tough, And when every pretty fantasy eventually disappears— You’re the woman that I wanted standing with me through the years. [Hook] Still I choose you, When the lights come on, When the midnight disappears And another night is gone. When we’re laughing, when we’re fighting, When this life puts us through hell, I know every side of you And fucking love you still. Still I choose you, Not because I have to, Not because forever’s something We once promised we would do. After everything we’ve lived, Everything we’ve made it through— Give me another lifetime, And I’d still choose you. [Verse 2] Give me the kitchen-table mornings, coffee barely keeping pace, Give me kids running through the house and exhaustion on our faces, Give me bills piled on the counter, schedules nobody can track, Give me those nights we’re barely talking ‘cause we’re both completely tapped. Because that’s part of our story, not just candles and champagne, Love ain’t measured by perfection—it’s who’s standing in the rain. It’s who’s there when shit gets real and all the fantasy is gone, Still reaching for your hand saying, “We’re gonna carry on.” We’ve built something bigger than the nights inside these songs, A family and a history, a place where we belong, And someday all these crazy years will feel like photographs, We’ll wonder how they disappeared so motherfucking fast. So I’m trying to remember every wrinkle of this life, Every stupid inside joke, every kiss goodnight, Every ordinary second that we never thought we’d miss, Because someday we’ll understand— That was the good shit. [Hook] Still I choose you, When the lights come on, When the midnight disappears And another night is gone. When we’re laughing, when we’re fighting, When this life puts us through hell, I know every side of you And fucking love you still. Still I choose you, Not because I have to, Not because forever’s something We once promised we would do. After everything we’ve lived, Everything we’ve made it through— Give me another lifetime, And I’d still choose you. [Bridge] When we’re older— And the house gets quiet… When these years become stories And we’re sitting side by side… When the mirror says we’re different But your eyes still look the same, I’ll remember every chapter. I’ll remember every flame. And if somebody asks me What forever really means— It ain’t never having problems. It ain’t living some damn dream. It’s waking up beside somebody Who’s seen every version of you… And after knowing everything— Still choosing them too. [Verse 3] So forget the fucking contract—we don’t need another page, Every morning that we wake up is another choice we make, There ain’t ink strong enough to hold what time has put together, Because vows can say “forever,” but you gotta live forever. That’s the lesson underneath every seductive little track, The reason every fantasy eventually circled back, Wasn’t running from our marriage, wasn’t searching for what’s new— I was celebrating every fucking reason I still want you. I still want the woman who can piss me off like nobody can, The one who calls me on my bullshit and still reaches for my hand, The one who’s watched me change and somehow changed beside me too, The one who made me understand what fucking loyalty can do. And when our final night arrives somewhere decades down the road, When we’ve carried every memory that two people could hold, If there’s another life beyond this one we’re passing through— Don’t send me somewhere perfect. Just send me back to you. [Final Hook] Still I choose you, When the lights come on, When every wild night we’ve lived Is just a memory that’s gone. When our hair has turned to gray, When these tattoos fade away, When we’re looking at the family That our love helped create. Still I choose you, Every scar and every truth, Every version that you’ve been And every version coming through. No temptation, no obsession Ever meant as much as you— If I had ten thousand lifetimes, I’d spend every fucking one choosing you. [Outro] No witnesses needed. No house rules left. No fine print. No contract. Just your hand in mine. The first track was obsession. The last one is the truth.
