Title: There Laid Love Genre Feel: Dark Acapella Spoken-Rap Confession Intro There laid love. Silk sheets. Rose petals. Candles breathing in the dark. And I stood there Trying to decide If my heart was holy Or hungry. Hook There laid love, But I don’t know her name. There laid love, But it don’t feel the same. Silk sheets, Rose petals, Candles in the room. There laid love, But I felt doubt bloom. There laid love, Looking right at me. There laid love, Asking, “Do you love me?” I hated the silence. I hated the truth. It had only been a week. Verse 1 This woman was not my love A week ago. No. That belonged to my neighbor, Or maybe that was lust Wearing perfume And calling itself something sacred. Before that, It was someone from work, A peer from my career, A smile across a room That made lonely disappear. And I keep asking myself Is it possible To love unfaithfully? Or is my heart just greedy, Digging through bodies, Searching for the right feeling To finally complete me? Searching for warmth. Searching for peace. Searching for somebody To make the mirror speak. But right now, In this room, Under all that soft light, There laid love. And I was terrified. Hook There laid love, But I don’t know her name. There laid love, But it don’t feel the same. Silk sheets, Rose petals, Candles in the room. There laid love, But I felt doubt bloom. There laid love, Looking right at me. There laid love, Asking, “Do you love me?” I hated the silence. I hated the truth. It had only been a week. Verse 2 How long will this love last? A week? A month? God forbid a day. I hate that I wonder. I hate that I count. I hate that my heart Keeps looking for a way out. Because the second I questioned it, I no longer loved. I doubted. And doubt walked in Like it owned the place, Sat between us With my fear on its face. I feared the pulse Resting in her chest. Feared her trust. Feared her breath. Feared the way She waited for my answer Like I had one. Feared the softness I knew I might damage. Feared the fact That she looked like a future, And I felt like a man Who only knew how to vanish. Breakdown Silk sheets. Rose petals. Candles in the dim light. Her eyes. My silence. Wrong heart. Right night. Silk sheets. Rose petals. Candles in the dim light. I wanted love. But maybe I only wanted To stop feeling alone tonight. Verse 3 She stared at me Like I was safety. Like I was promise. Like I was home. And I wanted to be that. I did. I wanted to reach inside my chest, Pull out something clean, Hand it to her, And say, “Yes. This is love. This is real. This is me.” But my mouth stayed shut. Because deep down, I knew the difference Between love And needing not to be empty. And that difference Can ruin a man. That difference Can turn rose petals Into evidence. That difference Can make candles Look like funeral lights. That difference Can make a woman in silk Look less like love And more like a question You are too selfish to answer. Hook There laid love, But I don’t know her name. There laid love, But it don’t feel the same. Silk sheets, Rose petals, Candles in the room. There laid love, But I felt doubt bloom. There laid love, Looking right at me. There laid love, Asking, “Do you love me?” I hated the silence. I hated the truth. It had only been a week. Outro There laid love. Or something close enough To fool a lonely man. Silk sheets. Rose petals. Candles dying low. And me, Standing in the dim light, Learning that wanting love And knowing love Are not the same thing.
