Letter To Christina

[Verse 1]
Christina, I been runnin'
From the mess I made that night
Your name still on my coffee cup
Lipstick stain, dried fight
I left my pride on the pillow
Left your tears on the floor
Been rehearsing this apology
Since I walked out your door
[Chorus]
So this my letter to Christina
Every word a little bruise
I was busy tryin' to win
Till I watched us start to lose
If your heart got space for sorry
You can write me back or burn these lines
But I'm sendin' you my truth, Christina
Folded up between these rhymes (yeah)
[Verse 2]
You said “love ain't for the clever”
It's for the brave and the kind
I treated you like a mirror
Only saw my own shine
All your friends said I was poison
You still held my hand in crowds
I turned whispers into rumors
Turned your quiet into loud
[Chorus]
So this my letter to Christina
Every word a little bruise
I was busy tryin' to win
Till I watched us start to lose
If your heart got space for sorry
You can write me back or burn these lines
But I'm sendin' you my truth, Christina
Folded up between these rhymes (ohh)
[Bridge]
[Violin solo over stripped-back groove]
I don't deserve your Sunday mornings
Or your midnight half asleep
But if you ever dial my number
Say my name soft, say it deep
I'll show up with all my edges
No more hiding, no more games
Just a man who finally learned
How to carry both our names (Christina)
[Chorus]
This my letter to Christina
Read it once or read it twice
I was counting all my freedoms
Never counted what they priced
If your heart still hums my memory
Let it answer one more time
I'm still waitin' on your ink, Christina
On the margins of this mind (yeah, yeah)
[Outro]
[Saxophone and electric guitar trade short phrases, then blend and fade over vocal ad-libs]
(Christina)
I'm still writin', still rewritin'
Your name between the lines

rap, Smoky neo-soul groove with hip-hop drums, warm Rhodes, and deep bass; smooth male vocals lead with airy female harmonies on the melodies. Verses stay intimate and conversational; chorus blooms with stacked call-and-response. Mid-song violin solo weaves through the bridge; final section brings in a sensual saxophone and expressive electric guitar fills, gradually swelling then easing into a soft fade., soul, electric, saxophone, blues, male vocals, violin, hip hop, r&b, smooth