"Till My Last Breath" [Intro - 6 bars, piano + vinyl crackle + soft breathing, grandfather clock] ** When it’s all said...[Whispered] [Verse 1 - low, steady, piano + heartbeat fading in] 48 years now, hair turning grey Seen the seasons change, watched the kids play Time don’t stop, and it don’t call But there’s one thing that won’t fall When the body slows, when the voice shakes When the memory fades, when the night takes All the noise, all the names, all the fame One flame stays burning just the same I made a lot of promises young Half of them died on my tongue But the one I carved in my chest Is the one that outlives all the rest [Pre-Hook - strings rise, choir hums, 808 enters soft] When the world goes quiet When the lights burn low [FX: breath] There’s one fire... [Hook - 808s + organ + choir BLOOM, sung, sacred, simple] I’LL LOVE YOU TILL MY LAST BREATH WHEN MY HEART STOPS BEATING I’LL LOVE YOU TILL MY LAST BREATH WHEN THEY LOWER THE CEILING I’LL LOVE YOU TILL MY LAST BREATH PAST THE DARK, PAST THE GRIEVING **I’LL LOVE YOU TILL MY LAST BREATH AND EVEN THEN, STILL BELIEVING [Verse 2 - measured, resolute, 808s + trap hats, vowing] Let the doctors say "he’s fading fast" Let the nurses say "won’t be long past" Let the family gather round the bed Let the tears fall where the prayers were said I’ll still find strength to lift my hand To reach for yours, to understand That love ain’t measured in years we keep It’s measured in promises we don’t break in sleep So if my eyes close before yours do Know the last thing they saw was you And if my words fail, hear the rest In the beat that’s still inside my chest [Pre-Hook - choir + strings, 808 riser, eternal] Not just today, not just tonight Not just when the morning’s bright [FX: church bell tolls] I’ll love you... [Hook - bigger, full orchestra + trap + gospel, funeral-to-wedding energy] I’LL LOVE YOU TILL MY LAST BREATH! WHEN MY HEART STOPS BEATING! I’LL LOVE YOU TILL MY LAST BREATH! WHEN THEY LOWER THE CEILING! I’LL LOVE YOU TILL MY LAST BREATH! PAST THE DARK, PAST THE GRIEVING! **I’LL LOVE YOU TILL MY LAST BREATH! AND EVEN THEN, STILL BELIEVING! [Bridge - breakdown, piano + solo voice, then choir + 808s erupt like heaven] When they say "he’s gone" When they sing the last song When they turn the page [Beat drops out] My love won’t [808 + organ + choir hit like sunrise] END. [Final Hook - key UP, full choir + strings + 808s, beyond death] I’LL LOVE YOU TILL MY LAST BREATH! WHEN MY HEART STOPS BEATING! I’LL LOVE YOU TILL MY LAST BREATH! WHEN THEY LOWER THE CEILING! I’LL LOVE YOU TILL MY LAST BREATH! PAST THE DARK, PAST THE GRIEVING! **I’LL LOVE YOU TILL MY LAST BREATH! AND EVEN THEN, STILL BELIEVING! [Outro - beat cuts to piano + single breath + vinyl crackle ending] Till my last... [Final FX: heartbeat flatlines, then one piano note]...breath.
