Only One

(Intro – whispery, layered)

(main) Shayla…

(high harmony) you my only one…

(soft echo) only one…

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(Verse 1 – soft, breathy lead + faint background hums)

Late nights, I be thinking ‘bout the way I move

All the times I hurt you, I ain’t mean to wound (I ain’t mean it…)

I know loving me ain’t always easy

Got a broken past, still healing slowly

You seen the parts I tried to hide away (hide away…)

Still you stayed right here, you never ran away

And I don’t say it enough, but I need you to know

You the reason I’m learning how to grow

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(Pre-Chorus – stacked harmonies, airy)

I know I ain’t perfect, I got flaws I can’t disguise

But I’m working every day, tryna love you right

(background whisper) I’m trying… for you…

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(Chorus – full harmony layers, soft but emotional)

Shayla, you my only one, that’s why you got the ring (you got it…)

Every promise that I make, I mean everything (everything…)

I’m sorry for the pain, for the tears I bring (I’m sorry…)

But I’m changing for your love, I’m becoming better me

Shayla, you my only one, don’t you ever doubt (don’t doubt me…)

Even when I’m lost, you the way I’m found (you guide me…)

I’m sorry I ain’t always who I need to be

But you still see the good inside of me (inside of me…)

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(Verse 2 – softer, almost spoken melody)

Sometimes I get distant, I be in my head (in my head…)

Fighting things inside me I ain’t ever said

And you feel the silence, think I don’t care

But I swear on everything, I’m always there (I’m right here…)

You deserve a love that don’t make you cry

Not the kind that keeps you up all night (no more tears…)

I been trying to fix what’s broke inside

So I can love you right for the rest of my life

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(Pre-Chorus – gentle build)

Yeah I fall short, but I’m learning how to stand

Trying to be the woman you know I am

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(Chorus – richer layers, emotional peak)

Shayla, you my only one, that’s why you got the ring (my only one…)

Every promise that I make, I mean everything

I’m sorry for the pain, for the tears I bring (I’m sorry…)

But I’m changing for your love, I’m becoming better me

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(Bridge – stripped down, almost acapella with reverb)

If I could take it back, every time I made you hurt (I would…)

I’d give you all of me, put your heart before mine first

And I know words ain’t enough, gotta show it too

So I’m putting in the work just to love you

(soft layered hums “mmm…”)

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(Outro – fading, dreamy harmonies)

Shayla… (Shayla…)

You my only one… (only one…)

I’m not perfect… (no…)

But I’m yours… and I’m working… (I’m working…)