CONFESS

D minor

• Chords stay close to the center

• No harmonic movement that “tells a story”

Suggested colors:

• Dm9

• Bbmaj7/D

• Cadd9

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Pre-Chorus

D minor with suspended tension

Still D — just leaning.

Progression idea:

• Gm7 → A7sus → A7

Creates quiet tension without lifting pitch.

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Chorus

D minor (no modulation)

Important: do not change keys here.

Keep it grounded:

• Dm9 → Bbmaj7 → Cadd9 → Dm9

The emotional shift comes from delivery, not harmony.

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Verse 2

D minor (stripped)

Same center, fewer notes.

Let the sax do the talking.

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Pre-Chorus 2

D minor with a hint of warmth

Still D, but softer color:

• Fmaj7/D → Gm7 → A7sus

No brightness — just openness.

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Bridge

Stay in D minor

This is crucial.

• Bass holds D

• Sax holds a sustained note

• No harmonic change

If you modulate here, the intimacy breaks.

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Outro

D minor (unresolved color)

End on:

• Dm9 (no strong cadence)

Let it fade, not finish.

Verse 1

I don’t brace myself

like I used to

I don’t feel the need

I don’t tighten up

when you get close

I just breathe

Every reason I had

to keep my distance

goes quiet now

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Pre-Chorus

I don’t call this giving in

I don’t name it at all

I just stopped standing in the way

of what’s been calling

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Chorus

I don’t push back

I don’t pull away

I don’t hold the line

like yesterday

I don’t reach first

I don’t make a sound

I just stay right here

and let it settle down

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Verse 2

I don’t check the time

when you’re near me

that’s how I know

I don’t look for exits

in the quiet

I let it go

Every rule I kept

for protection

feels optional

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Pre-Chorus 2

I don’t need to be convinced

I don’t need a sign

I just stopped resisting

what already feels like mine

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Chorus (Stripped)

I don’t push back

not this time

I don’t push back

I just stay

where you are

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Bridge (Spoken / inside the sax)

If this is me

letting go

It doesn’t feel like falling

It feels like knowing

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Outro

Still

here