[Pre-Intro] [Slow pulse, dreamy soul. Rhodes, warm bass, soft percussion. Lead vocal very intimate.] [one continuous psychedelic soul experience]
[Female Lead, breathy]
NEVER…
Never…
Never…
[Intro]
I never thought that our love would end,
Usually loneliness could mend,
All the things we’ve ever said and did,
But somehow I’m still here…
Still here…
[Harmony]
[Female Alto]
(almost whispered)
Never—
(Alto)
Never—
(Soprano — floating above)
Never…
[Female Lead]
thought that our love would end…
[Verse]
I wore your love like Sunday morning,
Soft against my skin,
Now I’m searching through thoughts of you,
For the place where we began.
[Pre Chorus]
And I—
I’ll never say, loving You was Easy
I never thought our love would end.
tell me why…
tell me why…
tell me why…
[Chorus]
I never thought Our love would end.
Usually loneliness could mend,
All the things we’ve ever said and did,
But somehow I’m still here…
Still here…
(Alto — low, almost whispered)
Never—
Never—
(Soprano — floating above)
Never…
thought that our love would end…
tell me why…
Never thought I’d miss you
After All the tears I cried,
Never thought your leaving
Would leave such a beautiful ache inside.
tell me why…
And I—
I’ll never say, loving You was Easy
I never thought our love would end,
tell me why…
tell me why…
tell me why…
I never thought Our love would end.
Usually loneliness could mend,
All the things we’ve ever said and did,
But somehow I’m still here…
Still here…
[Slow Airy,Psychedelic Bridge — free, dreamy, Vocal Interlude][melisma]
Ooh…
Never…
(Alto)
Never…
(Soprano)
Never…
(Lead)
I never thought…
(All)
Our love would end…
(Lead)
I never thought…
(All, swelling)
We'd become strangers again…
And I never—
(Alto)
Never—
(Soprano)
Never—
(All)
Thought our love would end…
tell me why…
Loving you in my dreams…
tell me why…
Loving you in my dreams…
And I never—
(Alto)
Never—
(Soprano)
Never—
(All)
Thought our love would end…
MOVEMENT II — SATISFIED
[beat change, lush, The groove becomes warmer and more sensual. Bass moves forward. Strings begin swirling around the vocal.] [breathy entrances]
Maybe, I Loved you
The Way A woman loves a dream—
never asking Where It Came From,
never asking What It Means.
I gave you- Mornings in the spring,
I gave you- Midnight in the fall,
Gave You every Little secret of Love,
I kept Hidden from the Light.
And when you held me…
I believed you.
When you said forever…
I believed that too.
[Rimshot, Interlude]
Maybe, I Loved you
The Way A woman loves a dream—
never asking Where It Came From,
never asking What It Means.
I gave you- Mornings in the spring,
I gave you- Midnight in the fall,
Gave You every Little secret of Love,
I kept Hidden from the Light.
And when you held me…
I believed you.
When you said forever…
I believed that too.