Intro (whispered)
Mm… yeah…
Twenty-two reasons, baby…
Every one is you…
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Verse 1
It’s how you breathe so calm in chaos (mmm)
How your arms feel like Sunday morning arms (oh yeah)
You don’t rush love, give it space to fall (slow burn)
Every word you say… feels like I heard God call (yeah)
Pre-Chorus
I don’t need a thousand poems just to show it (nah)
I can tell the truth real simple — you know it
Chorus (layered harmonies)
Twenty-two words, tell you why I love you (I love you)
Gentle, patient, loyal, and so true (so true)
Confident, humble, steady, strong too (strong too)
Warm-hearted, thoughtful — everything I run to (everything)
Smart, driven, honest, protective, brave (yeah)
Funny, soulful, real, and unafraid (una-afraid)
Grateful, kind, inspiring every day (every day)
My peace, my fire, my safe place — ayy (safe place)
Twenty-two words… and every one spells you (you, you, you)
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Verse 2
You see my soul deeper than I do (mmm)
Touch me gentle but you love me powerful (yeah)
You the calm in my spirit when I lose my way (my way)
Catch me every time — baby, you my faith (you my faith)
Pre-Chorus
If I had a lifetime, still wouldn’t be enough
But tonight I’ma speak it simple — just love
Chorus
Twenty-two words, tell you why I love you (why I love you)
Gentle, patient, loyal, and so true (so true)
Confident, humble, steady, strong too (steady, strong too)
Warm-hearted, thoughtful — everything I run to (everything)
Smart, driven, honest, protective, brave (brave)
Funny, soulful, real, and unafraid (una-afraid)
Grateful, kind, inspiring every day (every day)
My peace, my fire, my safe place — yeah (safe place)
Twenty-two words… and every one spells you
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Bridge (breathy, emotional)
Could write novels, sing songs, paint skies for you (for you)
But simple feels right when the love this true (so true)
Tonight it’s just whispers in the dark — just truth (just truth)
Only twenty-two words… and all of ‘em you
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Outro (melts out)
You, you, you… (mmm)
Every one spells you…
Twenty-two, twenty-two…
And every one spells you…