[Melodic Southern Hip-Hop], [Alternative R&B Bounce], [98 BPM Taut Pocket], [Punchy Swung Hats], [Dry Snare], [Moving 808 Bass Hook], [Sampled Refrain Behind Lead], [Psychedelic Synth Haze Without Lull], [Don Toliver Cadence], [Smoky Resonant Male Tenor], [Nasal Cry Upper Mids], [Rounded Chest Notes], [Breathy Pinched High Flips], [Clipped Pickups Then Long Vowels], [Scoops And Downward Curls], [Wet Musical Auto-Tune Slides], [Late-Phrase Vibrato Cry Only], [Hook Enters Immediately], [Gim-Ee-DAH Rise Then Fall], [Dry Compressed Gritty Lead], [Tight Hook Doubles], [Quiet Octave Shadows], [Sharp Falsetto Replies], [Filtered Delay Throws], [Awake Afterparty Energy] [Chorus] [immediate entrance; Don-style cadence; two quick pickups into a sustained crying “dah”; scoops up, falls down; low stacked answer between high phrases; late vibrato on the held vowels] Gimmiedah, gimmiedah Pull me over to your side You keep one hand on my heart One hand on your ride Gimmiedah, gimmiedah You can take your time Got your name across my mouth Still won't call you mine [Post-Chorus] [airy upper-register flips; leave gaps for the sample; delay throw after “back”] Say it back Say it back I get halfway there Then I take it back [Verse 1] [close melodic Don cadence; clipped first phrases, long open endings; behind-then-catch-up pocket; slides into the last word of each couplet] Door buzz, come through Bare feet, good view You brought your own bottle I bought what you used to New taste, same room I still make space for two You say, “Don't get used to it” Like you don't want me to Your ride doing circles You watch it on the screen I say, “Let him go” You say, “What you mean?” I could pay the cancellation That's the easy thing Harder saying, “Stay here” Without offering anything [Pre-Chorus] [ascending melody; nasal cry on the lift; last line nearly dry, almost no reverb] You don't need another reason You need me to say it first I can put it in a song Why can't I put it into words? [Chorus] [identical melody; close doubles on “side” and “mine”; stretch those vowels; late vibrato after the pitch locks] Gimmiedah, gimmiedah Pull me over to your side You keep one hand on my heart One hand on your ride Gimmiedah, gimmiedah You can take your time Got your name across my mouth Still won't call you mine [Post-Chorus] [sharp falsetto reply, then silence; do not fill the gap] Say it back Say it back I get halfway there Then I take it back [Verse 2] [nimble sung rhythm; short bursts then sustained endings; more slide and cry than Verse 1; still awake, never drowsy] New key, same floor You don't knock anymore Know which drawer will stick Know what I keep it for You can find your way around With the lights down low Know where everything is Except where this could go I been easy to want Hard to get close to Keep a little distance Then complain I don't hold you You say, “Ask me sober” I say, “Ask me now” You turn the music lower I can't sing my way out [Bridge] [restrained chest voice; expose breaths; keep the drum pocket bouncing; no ballad drop] Stay There, I said it No “if you want” No joke to end it Stay Let it sit You don't owe me yes For finally asking it [Final Chorus] [high countermelody answers; lead stays intimate and dry; extra cry on “time” and “right”] Gimmiedah, gimmiedah Pull me over to your side You put both hands on my face Let the phone light die Gimmiedah, gimmiedah You can take your time Got your name across my mouth Let me get it right [Outro] [soft falling melody; delayed vibrato on the final vowel only; groove still moving underneath] Say it back Take your time I won't take it back This time [End]
