[Title: Arms Reach (Help Me Recover)]
[Style: Dark R&B Ballad], [Soulful], [Confessional], [Intimate], [Anxious], [Prayer]
[Instrumentation: Slow R&B Beat, Deep Sub-Bass, Atmospheric Pads, Clean Electric Guitar (Reverb)]
(Spoken Intro - whispered, over a soft pad)
Who are you, Maurice?
(Ad-lib: My oh my...)
I didn't think...
I didn't think I'd feel this.
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(Verse 1)
[Music Tag: Slow, pulsing R&B beat, Intimate female vocal]
I'll follow your lead
Do what you want with me, Maurice
I need you to hold me close
But keep me at arm's reach so we don't get hurt
This is that "safe to want" I've been prayin' for
But I'm still not sure...
(Pre-Chorus)
[Music Tag: Music swells, electric guitar enters]
'Cause I feel like I'm falling
For a man... equally yoked
I didn't think I could think these thoughts
I didn't think I'd let my walls down.
(Chorus)
[Music Tag: Beat hits, full sub-bass, layered harmonies]
My oh my...
Lord, help me not give in
Help me not give more than I have to offer
Don't let me lose myself, don't let me lose my way
When all I'm trying to do is recover.
(Verse 2)
[Music Tag: Groove returns, vocals are more rhythmic]
Who are you, Maurice?
When I think I need you...
Are you the one I wrote about in my journal?
(Ad-lib: That "future man"...)
The one I said that I deserved?
But now you're here... and I'm terrified
That this is real.
(Pre-Chorus)
[Music Tag: Music swells, guitar is more prominent]
'Cause I feel like I'm falling
For a man... equally yoked
I didn't think I could think these thoughts
I didn't think I'd let my walls down.
(Chorus)
[Music Tag: Beat hits hard, full sub-bass, layered harmonies]
My oh my...
Lord, help me not give in
Help me not give more than I have to offer
Don't let me lose myself, don't let me lose my way
When all I'm trying to do is recover.
(Bridge)
[Music Tag: Music drops to just pads and vocal, raw emotion]
I just got my peace... I just set my standards
(Ad-lib: My price went up...)
I just got good on my own...
But you... you feel like home.
Is this a test, Lord? Or is this the blessing?
(Ad-lib: I'm just tryin' to recover...)
(Outro / Final Chorus)
[Music Tag: Beat comes back, full and emotional]
My oh my...
Lord, help me not give in
Help me not give more than I have to offer
Don't let me lose myself, don't let me lose my way
When all I'm trying to do is recover.
(Ad-lib: Just recover...)
(Ad-lib: Who are you, Maurice?)
(Fade out on the beat)
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