I Cross My Heart

Female French vocals, French cadence, French folk, Slow 6/8 or gentle 4/4 tempo, warm analog feel, Fingerpicked acoustic guitar front and center with soft tremolo electric swells, Minimal brushed drums, subtle bass that moves like a heartbeat, Occasional pedal steel or slide guitar drifting in long, lonely notes, Light orchestral strings entering gradually for emotional lift, Reverb that feels wide and open, like plains at dusk, Intimate, vulnerable vocal — close-mic’d, almost conversational, with slight vintage compression

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Your voice is sad, I feel you quiver My arms are open, when you remember Life’s so sweet and then she’s bitter She may bring pain, you must forgive her The days and the weeks and the months Slip by I see your face in the children Look down from the skies You wanna be a satellite’s lone pulse Too bad for you I’m with you There’s no more walking alone. I’ll hold you I’ll console you Anything you need Any whim I’ve got you I’ll be here, within reach, yeah Promise I love you too much, I cross my heart and hope to love you into the dust As for the music-man, he’s a writer He’ll croon out a tune, and I’m on fire I caught no signs of love, until he found me Grey-white hair and all, boy sure is lovely The days and the weeks and the months Slip by I’ve seen your tears fill the waters Rain-clouds and the sky You wanna be a satellite’s lone pulse Too bad for you I’m with you There’s no more walking alone. I’ll hold you I’ll console you Anything you need Any whim I’ve got you I’ll be here, within reach, yeah Promise I love you too much, I cross my heart and hope to love you into the dust [musical solo interlude] Final chorus: (I’ll hold you I’ll console you Anything you need Any whim I’ve got you I’ll be here, within reach, yeah Promise I love you too much— I’ll hold you I’ll console you Anything you need Any whim I’ve got you I’ll be here, within reach, yeah Promise I love you too much - I cross my heart and hope to love you all my life)

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