WHEN YOU STAY, I HEAL

INTRO — Jay Cross (Male) + Aura Shay (Female)

JAY (Male, soft):

I’ve been breaking in the shadows…

AURA (Female, soft reply):

I’ve been learning how to breathe…

TOGETHER (Male + Female, whisper):

But somehow… we found peace in between.

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HOOK — Together (Male + Female)

AURA & JAY (unison):

Every time you stay, I heal just a little more,

You open every door to the pieces I’ve been hiding.

AURA (Female lead):

I’ve been holding pain like it’s something I owe,

JAY (Male lead):

But you touch my heart and the wounds let go—

TOGETHER:

Yeah, when you stay, I heal.

When you stay, I heal.

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VERSE 1 — Jay Cross (Male Lead)

I’m not perfect, girl, I’m stitched at the seams,

Lost a few battles with the ghost of my dreams.

Carried heavy nights on my back with pride,

Till you came through the dark just to sit by my side.

You didn’t ask for much, just a little more truth,

A little space for the things I never knew.

Love hits different when you fall but don’t break—

You held my heart like it wasn’t a mistake.

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HOOK — Together (Male + Female)

AURA & JAY:

Every time you stay, I heal just a little more,

You open every door to the pieces I’ve been hiding.

AURA (Female lead):

I’ve been holding pain like it’s something I owe,

JAY (Male lead):

But you touch my heart and the wounds let go—

TOGETHER:

Yeah, when you stay, I heal.

When you stay, I heal.

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VERSE 2 — Aura Shay (Female Lead)

I got storms in me too, I just smile till it fades,

Try to be the calm through the mess that you made.

But even I fall down when the nights get cold,

Even strong hearts crack when they’re fighting alone.

But you showed up slow, didn’t force me to bend,

Didn’t run when it got real, didn’t act like pretend.

You saw my fears, didn’t hide from the truth—

You held every tear like it mattered to you.

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CALL & RESPONSE — Aura Shay (Female) + Jay Cross (Male)

AURA (Female):

You stayed.

JAY (Male):

I stayed.

AURA (Female):

You didn’t turn away.

JAY (Male):

Not once.

TOGETHER (Male + Female, soft):

That’s how broken hearts learn to trust.

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BRIDGE — Together (Male + Female Intertwined)

AURA (Female melodic):

Hold me when I fall apart.

JAY (Male melodic):

Lean on me when you lose the spark.

TOGETHER:

We’re two cracked souls but we shine so bright,

Healing feels real when the love feels right.

AURA (Female):

Stay with me.

JAY (Male):

And I’ll stay with you.

TOGETHER:

We both heal

When the love is true.

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FINAL HOOK — Together (Male + Female)

AURA & JAY:

Every time you stay, I heal just a little more,

You open every door to the pieces I’ve been hiding.

AURA (Female lead):

I’ve been holding pain like it’s something I owe,

JAy (Male lead):

But you touch my heart and the wounds let go—

TOGETHER (Male + Female):

Yeah, when you stay, I heal.

When you stay, I heal.

When you stay…

AURA (Female, soft final):

…I heal.