STAY FOR A MINUTE

(DUET)
HOOK
F:
Stay for a minute —
M:
Don’t let go —
F + M:
We don’t need forever —
Just don’t go.
Verse 1 (Female)
You don’t have to say you’re staying,
I can feel you fading.
We don’t have to call it goodbye —
Not tonight.
I’m not asking for a lifetime,
I’m not asking you to lie.
Just don’t move
Away from mine.
Verse 2 (Male)
I don’t want to hurt you more,
I just don’t know what we’re fighting for.
Every word feels heavier now
Somehow.
I’m not trying to walk away,
I just don’t know what to say.
But I’m still here.
Pre-Chorus (dialog)
F:
If this is breaking —
M:
Let it break slow.
F:
If this is ending —
M:
Don’t let go.
CHORUS
F + M:
Stay for a minute —
Please don’t let go.
We don’t need forever —
Just don’t go.
If this is the last time
You’re this close to me,
Stay for a minute —
So I can breathe.
Verse 3 (soft, together)
F:
You don’t have to fix the damage —
M:
We don’t have to understand it —
F + M:
Just don’t vanish
Like nothing was here.
BRIDGE (cry audio moment)
F (soft):
If this is goodbye…
M (quieter):
Don’t say it yet.
F:
If you’re already leaving…
M:
Don’t forget.
F:
The way you held me —
M:
Like I was home.
F + M (very soft):
We were almost everything…
(pause)
F + M:
Now we’re almost gone.
(long pause)
F (whisper):
Stay…
M (soft):
Please.
FINAL CHORUS
F + M:
Stay for a minute —
Don’t fade away.
We don’t need forever —
Just one more day.
If this is the last time
You’re this close to me,
Stay for a minute —
So I can breathe.

Cinematic emotional pop duet, 98 BPM, intimate male+female vocals, soft piano, ambient build, streaming mix