[Intro — soft rhodes, Raw improvised flourished vocal] You asked me to stayyyyyyy..... (Female voice: "Stay heeeeeeere") (Breath) [Verse 1 — swing groove, intimate deep sexual male baritone vocal, gentle and raw] I watch the curtains moving While you’re lying next to me Morning finds you on the pillow And I forget what time it is You laugh and I just listen Like I’ve heard that sound before Like somehow I was waiting Without knowing what for [Pre-Chorus — gentle lift, straight beat] You say you don’t wanna ruin this Neither do I You don’t have to be afraid of it Not this time [Chorus — warm, open, building ] For once, let me quiet your heart Ooooooh For once, you don’t have to wonder Not anymore Stay with meeeee Aaaaaah If you could live inside this moment I’d live there too [Verse 2 — climax, huge build fuller instrumentation] You say time slows in my arms But it slows for me with you All the noise I used to carry Doesn’t follow us into this room And when the world gets heavy You don’t have to hold it all If being here makes you feel safer I’ll be here when it gets hard [Pre-Chorus — breakdown] You say you don’t wanna ruin this Neither do I So don’t wait for something good to end Just close your eyes [Drop — wider harmonies] For once, let me quiet your heart Ooooooh For once, you don’t have to wonder Not anymore Stay with meeeee Aaaaaah If you could live inside this moment I’d live there too [Breakdown — stripped, almost whispered] And if your mind gets loud again Wake me up If the calm feels unfamiliar Take my hand You don’t have to trust forever Just trust me here You said the world feels less scary I feel the same when you’re near [Final Chorus — full emotional release] For once, let me quiet your heart Ooooooh For once, let yourself believe it Believe it a little Stay with meeeee Aaaaaah You could live inside this moment And I’d live there too [Outro — bass only, answering her ending] Ooooooh Aaaaaah I’m here… Aaaaaah… Stay here… I’m staying too.


