[Intro — ad libs, vocals low in the mix]
Yeah… listen…
I been playin’ this back…
Over and over, yeah…
[Verse 1]
I play “Listen” on repeat, feel prouder where we stand
Every time it hit, I know this love is more than planned
It’s beyond sacred, that’s the only word that fit
You mean the world, no metaphor, I swear I mean all of it
Thought about my kids not here, felt that pain for just one breath
Now I think of you not mine — I wouldn’t sink, I’d cease to exist
Learned to love and then just vanish? Boom, gone, out the frame
Nah, I don’t fear losing you — I know how we both came
[Hook]
I don’t love you to tame you (no, no)
I love you so you can fly
Vacay villas, dinner with your mama and her guy
Focused on that LLC, make sure you eat tonight
I’ll be honest when you slackin’ — that’s the sacred kind of love, alright
Beyond sacred, oh (beyond sacred)
Beyond sacred, love
[Verse 2 — new, callback to “Roses & Ink”]
Remember that lounge, roulette wheel still spinnin’ slow
Roses on her arm, ink on me — we already know
That was the night the pen matched up, one story, same page
Now this the sequel, “Beyond Sacred” the very next stage
We ain’t gambling now, girl, this ain’t roulette no more
It’s real — steady mornings, not a wheel spin at the door
Same two letters, G and D, one heartbeat, still true
Except now it’s a life we buildin’, not just a night I’m chasing you
[Verse 3 — originally Verse 2]
At first I said we movin’ fast, “Are we even ready for this?”
But respectfully — nah — we going for exactly what we deserve
Spent years, spent months, with people just to land right here
Happily choosing this, so why be scared of what feels clear?
Scared in love with you — that’s better than scared of love alone
I trust that you got me, I got myself, and you got your own
In that, I got you too, yeah… in that, I got you too
[Bridge — softer, more spoken/melodic]
No fear in this one
No tame in this one
Just help, and eat, and honesty
That’s how we grow beyond many things
[Hook — out]
I don’t love you to tame you
I love you so you can be free
Villa, dinner, that LLC, and honesty
Beyond sacred… that’s you and me
[Outro — ad libs fading]
Roses and ink, yeah… beyond sacred now…
I got you too… I got you too…