"Always Choose You" [Intro - 4 bars, piano + clock ticking, deep breath] ** Every time...[Whispered] [Verse 1 - low, certain, piano + heartbeat] 48 years, seen a thousand doors Gold ones, cold ones, easy ones, wars Heard the voices say "there’s better out there" "Faster, newer, no grey in her hair" Watched the world put options on my plate Fame tried, pain tried, hate tried, wait Every morning the sun asks me again "Is today the day you break from him/her/them?" Offered exits dressed like blessings Offered silence, offered lessons But I walked past every single one Cuz my choice was made when the day was done [Pre-Hook - strings rise, choir hums, 808 enters] In a room full of maybe In a life full of crazy [FX: clock stops] I... [Hook - 808s + organ + choir BLOOM, sung, vow, simple] I WILL ALWAYS CHOOSE YOU IN THE SUNSHINE OR THE RAIN TOO I WILL ALWAYS CHOOSE YOU WHEN THE OLD DAYS FEEL BRAND NEW I WILL ALWAYS CHOOSE YOU WHEN THE EASY THING’S NOT TRUE **I WILL ALWAYS CHOOSE YOU LIKE IT’S THE FIRST TIME I DO [Verse 2 - faster, unwavering, 808s + trap hats, declaring] Put the world on a platter, I won’t taste Put a million others, I won’t waste A second looking, second guessing Second leaving, second stressing Cuz my heart signed the contract young Before the money, before the songs, before the tongue Of the doubters ever spoke a word My soul heard yours, and it preferred You. Not the version, not the dream Not the photo, not the meme The real you, the whole truth The scars, the joy, the proof That some things don’t expire Some fires don’t get tired [Pre-Hook - choir + strings, 808 riser, hands up] A thousand lifetimes, same reply A thousand crossroads, same sky [FX: church bell] I... [Hook - bigger, full orchestra + trap + gospel, wedding energy] I WILL ALWAYS CHOOSE YOU! IN THE SUNSHINE OR THE RAIN TOO! I WILL ALWAYS CHOOSE YOU! WHEN THE OLD DAYS FEEL BRAND NEW! I WILL ALWAYS CHOOSE YOU! WHEN THE EASY THING’S NOT TRUE! **I WILL ALWAYS CHOOSE YOU! LIKE IT’S THE FIRST TIME I DO! [Bridge - breakdown, piano + solo voice, then choir + 808s erupt] On the days you’re hard to love On the days I’m not enough On the days we lose the touch [Beat drops out] I still... [808 + organ + choir hit like vows] CHOOSE YOU. [Final Hook - key UP, full choir + strings + 808s, eternal] I WILL ALWAYS CHOOSE YOU! IN THE SUNSHINE OR THE RAIN TOO! I WILL ALWAYS CHOOSE YOU! WHEN THE OLD DAYS FEEL BRAND NEW! I WILL ALWAYS CHOOSE YOU! WHEN THE EASY THING’S NOT TRUE! **I WILL ALWAYS CHOOSE YOU! LIKE IT’S THE FIRST TIME I DO! [Outro - beat cuts to piano + clock ticking again, then stops] Every time... [Final FX: single breath]...you.
