[Intro — clean chorus guitar, warm synth chords, deep melodic bass] [Verse 1] I spent years keeping my distance, Never staying anywhere. Every time somebody got too close, I was already halfway gone. Then you walked into my life Without asking me to change. And suddenly the walls I built Didn’t feel the same. [Pre-Chorus] I don’t know where this is going, But there’s one thing that I know. [Chorus] THIS TIME IT’S REAL, I can feel it when you hold me. THIS TIME IT’S REAL, Like you finally understand me. I’ve been running all my life, But tonight I don’t wanna leave. Whatever this feeling is— This time it’s real to me. [Verse 2] I’ve known nights that felt like forever, I’ve heard promises disappear. I learned to keep my distance Whenever somebody came near. But you don’t ask me for forever. You don’t tell me what to feel. You just look at me across the room— And I know exactly how I feel. [Pre-Chorus] Maybe I was waiting all this time For something I couldn’t define. [Chorus] THIS TIME IT’S REAL, I can feel it when you hold me. THIS TIME IT’S REAL, Like something finally knows me. I’ve been running all my life, But tonight I don’t wanna leave. Whatever this feeling is— This time it’s real to me. [Guitar Solo — slow singing bends, melodic blues phrasing, long sustain] [Bridge — clean guitar, synth pad, bass] I don’t need to know forever. I don’t need to know what’s next. If I wake up with you beside me, I don’t need anything else. [Final Chorus — wide guitars, rich backing vocals] THIS TIME IT’S REAL, Every doubt is falling from me. THIS TIME IT’S REAL, You’re the place I wanna be. I’ve been running all my life, Now I finally wanna stay. Whatever tomorrow brings— This time it’s real. Real to me. [Outro — clean guitar motif, soft synth chord, sustained lead bend]
