[retro neo-soul fused with glam rock theatricality], [Motown/Daptone live energy meets Bowie Ziggy drama], [Sharon Jones grit + Erykah/Lauryn/Jill Scott phrasing with glam swagger], [warm brass/Hammond/upright bass/live drums pocket + glam stomp], [tender love song exploded into anthemic glam grandeur], [dreamlike harmonies + glittery layers], [husky raspy alto-mezzo with honeyed glam flair], [behind-the-beat jazz phrasing + dramatic poses], [breathy verses to explosive belting + raw bridge grit], [soaring melisma + soul ad-libs], [warm analog + 1970s glam spectacle] [Intro — brass/organ swell with glam shimmer, neo-soul harmonies, husky hum + Bowie drama] Mmm... didn't even know I needed this [Verse 1 — breathy jazz behind beat, organic warmth, raspy honeyed + glam intimacy] Used to carry everything weight was all I knew Hands full of old things no room for new Quiet life in distance playing safe too long You came like Sunday morning easy, warm, unannounced Found stored parts dusted everything off [Pre-Chorus — swell + glam stomp, jazz phrasing, theatrical pulse, kitschy flair] Don't know what to do someone sees me whole Been half so long forgot full felt like [Chorus — powerhouse belting + glam swagger, brass punch, lush harmonies, stomping energy] Held that's what this is not falling anymore just held Held meant to land here in these arms, on this floor old wounds closing silence finally full I have been held [Verse 2 — raspy intimacy, conversational flow, subtle swing + glam warmth] No show of loving just do it like air Coffee ready coat remembered Grace don't look how I thought On your sofa evening on your face Lord I almost missed this [Pre-Chorus — dramatic rise, confessional edge, emotive melisma, brass swell] Don't know what to do someone stays through it all Used to brace for leaving forgot staying feels like [Chorus — full belting, brass surge + glam excess, dreamlike glittery harmonies, cinematic lift] Held that's what this is not falling anymore just held Held meant to land here in these arms, on this floor old wounds closing silence finally full I have been held [Bridge — raw unhinged grit + glam peak, soaring notes, catharsis, intimate drop to explosive swell] Learned to need less called it strength Wasn't strength just fear with better wardrobe You stood there hands open waited till I walked in Now look at me [Final Chorus — max catharsis, live surge + glam peak, gospel-tinged harmonies + glitter, brass/organ equilibrium, soaring ad-libs] Held that's what this is not falling anymore just held Held meant to land here in these arms, on this floor old wounds closing silence finally full [Outro — ad-libs fade + glam flair, organ/brass descent shimmer, reverb decay] Mmm... all this time... waiting to be held... held... [Outro — ad-libs fade + glam flair, organ/brass descent shimmer, reverb decay] Mmm... all this time... waiting to be held... held...
