[Intro – Soft Pads + Harmonies]
(background, airy)
“Mmm… yeah…”
“Ooo… ooo…”
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[Verse 1 – Lead]
I was right there when the nights got cold,
When you needed arms and a place to hold.
I stayed solid when you questioned love,
Never gave you less, always gave enough.
But you kept lookin’ past what was right in front,
Chasin’ things that don’t last long.
I tried to warn you without makin’ a sound,
But you don’t hear love till it’s not around.
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[Pre-Chorus – Lead + Light Mid Harmony]
I tried my best to be patient and true,
But love can’t survive bein’ taken for use.
I won’t beg, I won’t fight, I won’t stay,
So I chose myself… and walked away.
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[Chorus – 90s Stacked Harmonies]
Lead (Center)
You let me slip away, yeah, that’s on you,
I gave you real love, what more could I do?
I stayed too long, I learned my place,
Now you livin’ with the fact… I slipped away.
Harmony Stack
• High (Falsetto – Left):
“Slip awaaay…”
“Real looove…”
• Mid (Blend – Right):
“You let me slip away…”
“I stayed too long…”
• Low (Warm – Center, quiet):
“That’s on you…”
“I slipped away…”
(All voices hold “slipped awaaay…” on the last word)
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[Verse 2 – Lead]
You thought I’d always be right here,
No matter how you treated my heart.
You didn’t think I’d get tired of feelin’
Like I was only playin’ my part.
I wasn’t perfect, I admit my flaws,
But I was loyal through it all.
And now you see what consistency means,
When nobody love you the way I did.
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[Pre-Chorus – Lead + Harmonies Build]
I gave you chances you didn’t earn,
I stayed through lessons you refused to learn.
But love ain’t meant to fade or wait,
So I saved myself… before it was too late.
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[Chorus – Bigger Stack]
Lead
You let me slip away, yeah, that’s on you,
I gave you real love, what more could I do?
I stayed too long, I learned my place,
Now you livin’ with the fact… I slipped away.
Harmonies (Full)
High: “Slip awaaay…”
Mid: “You let him go…”
Low: “Too late now…”
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[Bridge – Breakdown / 90s Emotional Moment]
(Lead only at first)
Now you call my phone late at night,
Say you finally see me clear.
But love don’t rewind broken time,
And I can’t be who I was back then, my dear.
(Harmonies fade in)
I hope you heal, I hope you grow,
I hope you learn what love should be.
But I had to walk away this time,
’Cause lovin’ you was breakin’ me.
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[Key Change – Half Step Up] (Classic 90s move)
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[Final Chorus – FULL STACK + POWER]
Lead
You let me slip away, yeah, that’s on you,
I gave you real love, what more could I do?
I stayed too long, I learned my place,
Now you livin’ with the fact… I slipped away.
Harmony Wall
• High: “Slip awaaay…”
• Mid: “You had a good man…”
• Low: “You let him go…”
(Hold final “slipped awaaay…” for 2 bars)
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[Outro – Harmonies Only]
“Slipped away…”
“Yeah… mmm…”
“Too late now…”
(fade)
