Where Love Lives
(Instrumental intro – let it breathe)
Verse 1
I didn’t know my heart was waiting
For a moment like this
All the quiet roads I wandered
Led me right to your kiss
Every time the world feels heavy
You make it light again
In your arms I found a place
Where I don’t have to pretend
(Hold “pretend” slightly as the chord resolves)
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Pre-Chorus
You don’t rush me
You don’t change me
You just love me as I am
And somehow that’s what saved me
(Short instrumental breath)
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Chorus
This is where love lives
In the space between our hearts
Every touch feels honest
Every kiss feels like a start
This is where love lives
In the way you say my name
If the world fell silent, baby
I’d still hear you the same
(Let “same” ring, don’t rush the exit)
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Verse 2
You see me when I’m breaking
You don’t turn away
You hold me in the moment
Let the hurt just fade
I’ve known lonely nights and shadows
I’ve known almost-love before
But what I feel when you’re beside me
Is something deeper than I knew before
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Pre-Chorus
You don’t need perfection
You just need my truth
And that’s the reason
I keep choosing you
(Brief instrumental lift)
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Chorus
This is where love lives
In the space between our hearts
Every touch feels honest
Every kiss feels like a start
This is where love lives
In the way you say my name
If the world fell silent, baby
I’d still hear you the same
(Add harmony above lead)
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Bridge
If tomorrow came with questions
I wouldn’t be afraid
’Cause forever feels familiar
When you look at me that way
I don’t need the stars or heavens
I don’t need the grand design
If I wake up next to you
I already found my sign
(Strip instrumentation slightly, then rebuild)
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Final Chorus
This is where love lives
Right here in your arms
Every broken part of me
Feels safe, feels warm
This is where love lives
No conditions, no disguise
If this moment’s all we have
I’d choose you every time
(Full harmony stack, emotional peak)
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Outro
Here
Right here
Where love lives
(Soft ad-libs, instrumental fade)