[Verse 1]
I remember every small thing that you'd do
The way you’d listen, always seeing me through
I took your effort for granted, foolish and blind
Thinking a heart like yours was easy to find
[Pre‑Chorus]
Now I'm standing with a love that's staying true
Wish I could turn time, cherish you
Every moment lost, every word left thin
Your quiet little ways kept the light within
[Chorus]
A heart like yours kept my night from falling (kept me slow)
You pulled me back when I was letting go (pulled me close)
You held the map to places I couldn't see
Only a heart like yours could move me gently
[Post‑Chorus / Hook]
Only a heart like yours — only a heart like yours
(Only a heart like yours...) — short ad‑lib space
[Verse 2]
I hear your voice threaded through my favorite song
Your laugh in coffee rings where I've been wrong
Your jacket's on my chair at three, it smells like rain
Your fingerprints are on the windows of my day
[Pre‑Chorus]
Now I'm standing with a love that's staying true
Wish I could turn time, cherish you
Moments slip like pages I let fall aside
But your steady kindness is the light I hide
[Chorus]
A heart like yours kept my night from falling (kept me slow)
You pulled me back when I was letting go (pulled me close)
You held the map to places I couldn't see
Only a heart like yours could move me gently
[Post‑Chorus / Hook]
Only a heart like yours — only a heart like yours
(Only a heart like yours...) — space for runs & ad‑libs
[Bridge]
I won't let this be only memory and ache
I'll learn to show up, not just leave things to fate
I'll make the little breakfasts, answer when you call
I'll stay when storms arrive and not let love fall
(Rise — let the voice climb here: oooh — ahhh — runs)
[Chorus — Variation]
A heart like yours kept my night from falling
You pulled me back when I was letting go
You showed me how to breathe where I used to hide
Only a heart like yours could hold the tide
[Post‑Chorus / Hook — Ad‑lib Full]
Only a heart like yours — (only a heart like yours)
Only a heart like yours — (only a heart like yours)
[Outro]
I trace your laugh in the steam of my coffee
Your name still lights the dark on my phone — and I know
Only a heart like yours could move me slow
(Short fade — final whispered: only a heart like yours)
[Production Notes]
- Vocal: Female lead, intimate and breathy on verses; pull back slightly to allow close mic intimacy. Add layered warm harmonies on pre‑chorus and stacked gospel tinged backing on chorus. Leave spaces after each chorus for ad‑libs and a short riff.
- Arrangement: sparse verse instrumentation (soft Rhodes, light finger snaps, subtle pad). Pre‑chorus adds second harmony and strings/choral swell. Chorus brings deep sub‑bass, gospel‑tinged chord stabs, mellow brass hits and fuller percussion.
- Dynamics: keep verses minimal to spotlight lyrics; open up in chorus with wide stereo backing vocals. Bridge should build vocally into a big sustained note then drop to a short intimate outro.
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