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Birthday Kisses (After Dark) — Call & Response
Key: D minor
Tempo: 66 BPM
Rule: whoever sings last in a section wins the moment
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Intro (spoken, breath-level)
HER: mm…
HIM: yeah.
(Beat drops.)
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Verse 1
HER:
Birthday kisses on this anniversary…
HIM:
…my Valentine,
you still undo me.
HER:
Candles low, shadows on my skin—
HIM:
I know the places
you let me in.
HER:
Say my name like you’ve got time—
HIM (closer):
Slow it down.
You’re already mine.
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Pre-Chorus
HER:
Don’t rush it—
HIM:
I won’t speak.
BOTH (soft overlap):
Your hands already know what I need.
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Chorus
HER:
Birthday kisses, tasting like sin—
HIM:
Same lips, same spot,
don’t make me wait.
HER:
Candles melting, bodies slide—
HIM:
No promises…
stay right here.
BOTH (whispered harmony):
Every year you still remind me why
you’re my favorite thing…
my Valentine.
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Verse 2 (PURE TENSION)
(Beat pulls back. Space matters.)
HIM:
Your jacket still warm on the chair—
HER:
I trace the night
you left in the air.
HIM:
I don’t touch you—
HER (interrupts, low):
That’s the crime.
HIM:
Eyes asking questions I won’t say—
HER:
Every pause
hits harder that way.
HIM (almost a confession):
I lean close…
HER (barely audible):
Don’t cross the line.
(One full silent bar.)
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Pre-Chorus (Alt / Dirtier but Classy)
HER:
Don’t say it—
HIM:
Show me slow.
BOTH (overlapping, breath):
I like it better
when we already know.
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Final Chorus
HIM:
Birthday kisses, promise in the taste—
HER:
Same heat, new moment,
don’t look away.
HIM:
If love is patience—
HER:
—we did it right.
BOTH (soft, sinking):
Still choosing you…
my Valentine.
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Outro
HER (spoken):
Say it again…
HIM (closer):
Right there.
(Single sax phrase. Fade.)
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🎙️ Performance Notes
• Pan: Her slightly left, Him slightly right
• Overlap lines only where tension peaks
• Breaths stay in—they’re part of the rhythm
• Final lines should feel like leaning in, not projecting
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