Intro [soft piano, strings swelling underneath] [warm chest voice, spoken-sung] Yeah... this one's for you, girl Verse 1 [smooth soulful lead, warm chest voice] I used to keep my guard up, never let it show Kept every feelin' buried where nobody could go Then you came and you stayed, didn't rush me at all Now I'm standin' taller, 'cause you caught me when I'd fall Pre-Chorus [harmony stack building, soft syncopated drums enter] I was hidin' from myself before you came Now I finally know love ain't a game Chorus [full harmony blend, gospel choir backing, tender delivery] You taught me how to trust again, taught me how to feel Showed me love was somethin' real, not just a wheel that turns and stalls Ain't the man I used to be, and I'm glad I'm not 'Cause of everything you gave, everything you taught Right here with you, right here with you You changed my life, and I stay true Right here with you Verse 2 [deep baritone bass takes lead, low and warm] Girl, you steadied me when my whole world was shakin' loose Patient with my quiet when I had no words to use Every doubt you talked me through, every night you stayed Now I carry myself different, in every single way Pre-Chorus [harmonies stacking, strings rising] I was hidin' from myself before you came Now I finally know love ain't a game Chorus [full choir, cinematic swell] You taught me how to trust again, taught me how to feel Showed me love was somethin' real, not just a wheel that turns and stalls Ain't the man I used to be, and I'm glad I'm not 'Cause of everything you gave, everything you taught Right here with you, right here with you You changed my life, and I stay true Right here with you Bridge [stripped down, piano and lead only, building] And if they ask me who I'd be without your love I couldn't tell 'em, wouldn't know where to start [falsetto ad-lib runs layered in] Ohhh... you steadied somethin' in me, steadied somethin' in me [gospel choir swells back in] Long before I knew my own heart Key Change Climax [full band, key change up, choir + harmonies at full power, riffs and melisma] You taught me how to trust again, taught me how to feel (how to feel, yeah) Showed me love was somethin' real, not just a wheel that turns and stalls Ain't the man I used to be, and I'm glad I'm not 'Cause of everything you gave, everything you taught Right here with you, right here with you (ohh yeah) You changed my life, and I stay true I'm right here with you Outro [low register ad-libs, bass vocal anchoring, reverb-drenched fade] Right here... you steadied me, baby [falsetto tag, fading] And I stay, right here with you...
