Don’t Miss the Prize

Verse 1 (intimate, piano only)

I’ve been standing in the doorway of your heart

Halfway in, halfway out, tearing me apart

Every time you pull away, I lose a breath

But every time you stay, I feel what’s left

Pre-Chorus (strings enter, subtle rise)

You’re scared to fall, but I see it in your eyes

A love like this don’t come around twice

If you let it slip, it’s gone with the night

Baby, hold on tight, hold on tight

Chorus (full band kicks in, wide vocal)

Don’t miss the prize, it’s burning in your hands

The kind of love that strangers never understand

I’m all in, I won’t let this chance divide

One foot in, one foot out — but I’m ready this time

Baby, don’t miss the prize… (ad-lib: “Don’t let it slip away”)

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Verse 2 (drums pulse, intensity grows)

You keep building up your walls, but I break through

Every moment, I’m still choosing you

We’re one spark away from fire in the sky

Don’t let the moment fade, don’t say goodbye

Pre-Chorus (stronger than first, backing harmonies added)

You’re scared to fall, but I see it in your eyes (yeah, I see it in your eyes)

A love like this don’t come around twice (no, not twice)

If you let it slip, it’s gone with the night

Baby, hold on tight, hold on tight

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Chorus (bigger, stacked vocals)

Don’t miss the prize, it’s burning in your hands

The kind of love that strangers never understand

I’m all in, I won’t let this chance divide

One foot in, one foot out — but I’m ready this time

Baby, don’t miss the prize… (ad-lib: “It’s right here, it’s right now”)

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Bridge (drop to piano + voice, then explode)

This is more than maybe, more than a dream

It’s the fight, it’s the fire, it’s everything we need

Don’t turn away, don’t close your eyes

Forever starts if you just decide

(dramatic pause — then strings/drums crash back in)

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Final Chorus (modulation up, huge vocal ad-libs)

Don’t miss the prize, it’s burning in your hands (“Don’t miss it, don’t miss it, no no no”)

The kind of love you don’t let slip through the sand (“Through your hands, through your hands”)

I’m all in, I won’t let this chance divide (“I’m not letting go, I’m not letting go”)

One foot in, one foot out — but I’m ready this time

Baby, don’t miss the prize…

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Outro (fade out, voice cracks with emotion)

(ad-libs: “Don’t miss the prize… it’s me, it’s me…”)

Don’t miss the prize… (soft whisper, piano only)