Too Much To Ask

[Verse 1]
You say that you love me
But you still keep one foot out the door
You trace my shoulder in the dark
Like you been here
A thousand times before
You call me your only
Then fall asleep with your phone in your hand
I’m staring at the ceiling
Reading all the things
You never really planned
[Chorus]
Is it too much to ask
For you to hold me like you mean it?
Put your past in the past
And say my name like you believe it
I don’t want almost
I don’t want half
I want a love that doesn’t wonder
Is that too much to ask?
[Verse 2]
You pour me some red wine
Say you’re tired
It’s been a heavy week
You kiss my forehead like a friend
Then drift away
Before I even speak
I’m folding your T-shirts
In a home that never feels like mine
You’re here
But you’re distant
Like a song that fades
Right before the line
[Chorus]
Is it too much to ask
For you to hold me like you mean it?
Put your past in the past
And say my name like you believe it
I don’t want almost
I don’t want half
I want a love that doesn’t wonder
Is that too much to ask?
[Bridge]
I gave you my patience
I gave you my shine
I gave you every quiet hope
I kept between the lines
If you’re gonna leave me
Baby
Let it be tonight
‘Cause I’d rather face the truth
Than sleep beside a lie (yeah)
[Chorus]
Is it too much to ask
For you to hold me like you mean it?
Put your past in the past
And say my name like you believe it
I don’t want almost
I don’t want half
I want a love that doesn’t wonder
Is that too much to ask?
Is that too much to ask?

Smoky R&B / neo-soul groove with warm Rhodes, lazy live bass, and brushed drums. Female vocals close and breathy in the verses, blooming into stacked harmonies in the hook. Subtle guitar fills answer the vocal phrases. Tempo mid-slow, with a late-night, confessional arc that swells gently in the bridge then pulls back intimate for the final chorus., r&b, emotional, deep, soul