Intro: A sultry, walking bassline enters, followed by a rhythmic "chk-chk" of a cabasa and a lonely, reverb-heavy electric guitar.)
Verse 1
Faith, I see that shadow in your eyes
I know those ghosts are tellin’ you lies
I share the fear, yeah, I feel it too
But I’ve got a vision I want to show to you
The danger ain't the road ahead, or the "new"
It’s that heavy ghost of the past tryin’ to break through.
Chorus
Don’t use those old traumas like a blade
Don’t cut down the love that we’ve already made
The past is a phantom, honey, it’s gone
The only thing real is the light of this dawn
Right here, right now
That’s where we belong.
Verse 2
When I slipped that gold upon your hand
I wasn't just playin’ some part in the sand
I asked "Are you for real?" and I meant it deep
That’s a vow of a man with a promise to keep
I’ll be your companion, I’ll hear what you say
I’m doin’ the work to wash the old hurts away.
Bridge
(The horns swell, a slow and brassy mambo heat)
We ain’t chasin’ no castle in the sky
No fairy tale glitter to catch the eye
We’re buildin’ a house on the solid ground
Where the screams of the past don’t make a sound
When the night gets hard and the winds start to blow
We don't look back at the people who let us go.
Verse 3
I won’t be perfect—no man ever is
But I’ll be the man who gives all he has to give
I’m stayin’ present, I’m stayin’ right here
I won’t let a ghost whisper "doubt" in your ear
We’re buildin’ a future, stone by stone
With a love of our own.
Outro
(Guitar takes a slow, bluesy solo over a fading rumba beat)
Right here... right now...
Look at me, Faith...
The past is gone...
We’re just gettin’ started.
(Final sustained horn chord, then silence)
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