Control My Love

[Verse 1]
You come in late
Perfume on my pillow, I can taste your day
You kick off your heels
Laugh in my shirt like you’re gonna stay
I feel my guard
Slide off your shoulders to the bedroom floor
Every part of me
Wanting you, but wanting more
[Pre-Chorus]
I’ve been learning your rhythm
Breathing in, breathing out slow
Talk my body to listen
‘Cause my heart already knows
[Chorus]
I gotta control my love
Keep it steady, keep it patient when you run (oh-oh)
You got a hold so rough
I’d give you everything and call it just enough
So I count to three
When your hands are all over me
Baby, you light me up
I’m tryna control my love
[Verse 2]
You trace my scars
Ask me where I’ve been, I just kiss your hand
You say “tell me”
But you already feel it where you stand
I used to rush
Fall into a name like a hurricane
Now I pull back
Let it grow slow in the summer rain
[Pre-Chorus]
I ain’t chasing a feeling
I want every single side of you
So I’m holding this ceiling
Till I know you feel it too
[Chorus]
I gotta control my love
Keep it steady, keep it patient when you run (yeah, yeah)
You got a hold so rough
I’d give you everything and call it just enough
So I count to three
When your hands are all over me
Baby, you light me up
I’m tryna control my love
[Bridge]
One touch, I could lose it
Say the word, I’d move in tonight (tonight)
But I’m choosing how we use it
Saving every little piece of this light (this light)
‘Cause I don’t want a fire
Burn out before the morning comes
I wanna be the last
Name resting on your tongue (on your tongue)
[Chorus]
I gotta control my love
Keep it steady, keep it patient when you run
You got a hold so rough
I’d give you everything and call it just enough
So I count to three
When your future’s lying here with me
Baby, you light me up
I’m done tryna control my love (my love)
Baby, you light me up
Come take all of this controlled love (oh yeah)

Slow-burning R&B ballad with male vocals; close-mic intimate tone over soft, lingering piano chords, brushed drums, and gently picked electric guitar. Verses stay hushed and confessional, pre-chorus adds subtle harmonies and bass swells, chorus blooms with stacked background vocals and a warmer, saturated mix. Occasional airy ad-libs and reverb tails emphasize space and sensual tension., slow, soul