Verse 1]
Met you in a season that was meant to fade out
Calendar love, with an expiration date now
You smiled like you knew what I ain’t know yet
Eyes said forever but your lips said “don’t bet”
You move like a secret, soft but heavy
Talkin’ ‘bout limits, I ain’t even ready
I’m buildin’ a life, you packin’ it light
I’m plantin’ roots, you passin’ the night
Doctors and silence, you dodgin’ the truth
I see it in pieces, you hidin’ the proof
But I ain’t the type just to love then retreat
I’m stayin’ ten toes even when it get deep
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[Pre-Chorus – melodic, half-sung]
You say time only gives what it takes away
But I don’t believe that we’re built that way
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[Chorus – Enya “Only Time” inspired melody feel]
Who can say where the road really goes?
If we don’t try, then nobody knows
Forget sweet November, I want forever
Even if forever’s just us together
Who can say when the moment will end?
Why we gotta break if we still can bend?
Forget sweet November, I want forever
Fight it with me—we can fight it together
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[Verse 2]
You treat love like it’s already gone
Like the end of the movie already on
But I’m still here, I ain’t rollin’ the credits
You talk about fate, I’m refusin’ to edit
I seen the fear when you look away
Like you already left but your body stay
You say it’s mercy, lettin’ me go
But that ain’t love, that’s a beautiful no
I’d rather hurt than to never have tried
Than live with a “what if” buried inside
You gave me a month, I’m askin’ for years
I’ll carry the weight, I’ll carry your fears
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[Bridge – stripped piano, spoken/rap-sung]
If time only moves in one direction
Why you act like love needs protection?
We don’t get to choose when it’s over
But we choose if we fight while it’s closer
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[Chorus – bigger, layered harmonies]
Who can say where the road really goes?
If we don’t try, then nobody knows
Forget sweet November, I want forever
Even if forever’s just us together
Who can say when the moment will end?
Why we gotta break if we still can bend?
Forget sweet November, I want forever
Fight it with me—we can fight it together
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[Outro – fading choir, soft rap]
So don’t count days like they’re all we got
We more than a moment, we more than a clock
If love got a limit, then let it be wrong
‘Cause I’d take forever… even if it’s not long…