Take this heart

🎵 (Working Title) — TAKE THIS HEART

by Elude

Tempo: 62–66 BPM

Key: D minor → resolves to F major at the end

Energy: Prayer · vulnerability · quiet faith

Style: Gospel-influenced, modern, restrained

Theme: Surrender without certainty

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INTRO (4–6 bars – silence-led)

Instruments:

• Solo piano (felt or upright, close mic)

• Very light room reverb (like a chapel, not a hall)

(No pad yet. Let the room breathe.)

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VERSE 1

Lyrics:

I want to share with You, Lord,

But there’s an ache in my throat,

And a weight in my chest I can’t ignore.

I’m broken, yet somehow still standing here,

Ease my pain — my vision’s unclear,

I can’t see to swim my way through.

Production notes:

• Piano only

• Vocal delivery: almost spoken, breath audible

• No harmony yet — this is confession

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VERSE 2

Lyrics:

The waves are high, and I’m losing ground,

Your voice is quiet, but it’s the sweetest sound.

If I let go, will You still reach for me?

If I fall apart, is that how I’m set free?

Instruments added:

• Cello enters softly under the last two lines

• Piano widens slightly

• Still no rhythm section

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REFRAIN (the offering)

Lyrics:

Take this heart, it’s cracked but true,

I’ve got nothing left — but I give it to You.

In the silence, I’ll trust Your hand,

To lift me where I can finally stand.

Instruments:

• Cello swells gently

• Add warm organ pad (very low, barely perceived)

• One quiet background harmony on “You”

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POST-REFRAIN (instrumental pause – 2 bars)

Instruments:

• Piano + organ only

• Let the line settle — do not rush

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FINAL LIFT (not a chorus, a resolve)

(Optional repeat of last two lines)

Lyrics:

In the silence, I’ll trust Your hand,

To lift me where I can finally stand.

Instruments:

• Soft brush kick (one pulse per bar, heartbeat)

• Cello holds a sustained note

• Organ opens just a little more

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OUTRO (return to stillness)

Instruments:

• Piano alone again

• Final chord allowed to decay fully

(No ad-libs. End it clean.)

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ONE-LINE PRODUCER NOTE (optional):

A quiet prayer set to piano, cello, and breath — vulnerable, honest, and unafraid of silence.