Not What I Keep

Intro – soft keys, warm build)
Yeah…
If love’s the language… let it speak through me…
No holdin’ back now…
(Verse 1)
I used to think I had to guard it all,
Hold a little back in case I fall,
But love don’t live behind closed hands,
It only grows when you let it stand.
I seen what happens when we choose to give,
Not just survive—but really live,
Pour it out till the cup runs free,
That’s where I found the best of me.
(Pre-Chorus)
So I let go of what I can’t keep,
To hold onto what runs deep…
(Chorus)
I’m giving away the best of me,
Not what’s left—what’s meant to be,
Every breath, every step I take,
Is love in motion for heaven’s sake.
I ain’t holding back, I’m all in now,
Heart wide open, no fear, no doubt,
If it costs me everything I see—
That’s the price of the best of me.
(Verse 2)
It ain’t about what I can gain,
Or build a name or chase that fame,
It’s in the quiet, unseen things,
Where broken hearts begin to sing.
A meal, a word, a hand held tight,
A spark of hope in darkest night,
That’s where the miracle begins,
When love shows up and walks right in.
(Pre-Chorus)
So I’ll spend my life like currency,
On every soul in front of me…
(Chorus)
I’m giving away the best of me,
Not what’s left—what’s meant to be,
Every breath, every step I take,
Is love in motion for heaven’s sake.
I ain’t holding back, I’m all in now,
Heart wide open, no fear, no doubt,
If it costs me everything I see—
That’s the price of the best of me.
(Bridge – lift, passionate)
If love poured out is never lost,
Then I’ll give it all no matter the cost,
Cause what I keep just fades away,
But what I give lives on each day.
So take these hands, take this heart,
Use every piece, every part,
Let my life be proof to see—
There’s power in the best of me.
(Final Chorus – full, anthemic)
I’m giving away the best of me,
Every drop, every seed I leave,
Turn my life into legacy—
That’s the calling inside of me.
No more fear, I’m finally free,
To love out loud, relentlessly,
If this world gets a glimpse of me—
Let it see the best of me.
(Outro – soft, reflective)
Yeah…
Not what I keep… but what I give…
That’s how I live…

Cinematic alt-pop duet with male and female vocals trading lines; moody piano and distant drums in the verses, building