[Intro – Filtered pads, vinyl crackle, throwback phone FX] Since you said it… I ain’t been the same. (Chose me, chose me, chose me, chose me…) Had to love me more than you. --- [Verse 1 – Smooth, conversational glide] You lit the match, I kept the flame But I won’t burn for borrowed names Packed up the doubts, left ‘em curbside New peace riding shotgun on the late night I gave you grace, you gave me games I changed the locks, reclaimed my name No more rehearsing your excuses I’m done auditioning for your illusions --- [Pre‑Chorus – Beat swells, stacked thirds] You said “forever,” it turned into “whenever” I learned the lesson, now I’m moving better Lost what we had, found what I needed Broke from your orbit—finally free, yeah --- [Chorus – Big but clean, bass punches] After you, I chose me Whole heart, low-key No more crying to the ceiling fan at 3 After you, I can breathe Soft truth, hard peace You kept him—cool… I kept me After you (after you) I chose me (I chose me) After you… I finally see --- [Post‑Chorus – Minimal, melodic ad‑libs] Chose me, chose me (yeah) High tide, still sea Chose me, chose me Love don’t beg on bent knee --- [Verse 2 – Mid-tempo sway, confident] I won’t compete with midnight threads Or read between your half‑sent texts I’m out the loop and off your line Do not disturb on my new life Pulled all my roots from shaky ground Now every step got sacred sound My mirror say I’m built to win I don’t break, I bloom again --- [Pre‑Chorus – New harmony, brighter lift] Took all the smoke, turned it into incense Healed up the holes in all my boundaries’ fences You lost the right to say you “miss me” I found a love that never tricks me (me) --- [Chorus – Bigger, add call‑and‑response vox] After you, I chose me Whole heart, low-key No more crying to the ceiling fan at 3 After you, I can breathe Soft truth, hard peace You kept him—cool… I kept me After you (after you) I chose me (I chose me) After you… I finally see --- [Breakdown – Beat drops, snaps + Rhodes] (Chose me, chose me, chose me…) I won’t be a second choice in 4K Not today, not any day I signed my name on my own fate --- [Bridge – Synth arps, half‑time flip for 8 bars] That was then—this is closure New love’s sober, no hangover If you call—let it ring out What I needed, I bring now Skin like dawn, soul like water Treat myself like someone’s daughter Peace so deep, it hums in key I’m the home I need to be --- [Chorus – Final, add gospel‑leaning stacks for lift] After you, I chose me Whole heart, low-key No more crying to the ceiling fan at 3 After you, I can breathe Soft truth, hard peace You kept him—cool… I kept me After you (after you) I chose me (I chose me) After you… I finally see --- [Outro – Stripped, vocoder echoes] (Chose me, chose me…) After you I remember when… now I remember me. Fade.
