Slow Burning Love

Verse 1 (low, hushed)

I’ve walked the night alone,

Kept my longing out of sight.

But your smile lit a spark, love,

That’s been burning through the night.

Verse 2 (slightly warmer)

Every word you leave behind,

Hangs like smoke upon the air.

And I ache for the moment

You’ll forget you shouldn’t care.

Chorus (smoky, aching)

I want the quiet of your hands,

Moving slow across my skin.

The kind of touch that tells me

Where the fire must begin.

I’ve been waiting, love, as only a woman can—

For the quiet,

The quiet of your hands.

Verse 3 (intimate, confessional)

The world could never know

How this flame was meant to grow.

Step by step, breath by breath,

Darling, I can’t let it go.

Chorus (drawn out, heavier)

I want the quiet of your hands,

Pulling secrets from my soul.

Every tremble, every whisper,

Making broken pieces whole.

I’ve been waiting, love, as only a woman can—

For the quiet,

The quiet of your hands.

Bridge (slower, almost spoken)

If it’s wrong, let me fall,

If it’s fleeting, let it stay.

For one night in your arms, love,

I would give myself away…

Final Chorus (whisper to crescendo)

I want the quiet of your hands,

Moving slow across my skin.

The kind of touch that tells me

Where forever should begin.

I’ve been waiting, love, as only a woman can—

For the quiet… oh, the quiet…

Of your hands.