How Can I Control It

[Verse 1]
You said
“Two sugars?”
I laughed
“You remember”
Steam between our fingers
My heart spilled quicker than the cup
You stirred your coffee
I stirred my courage
But every time our eyes met
The words just froze up
[Chorus]
How can you control it
When your hands start to shake
From a simple little smile
Like your whole world’s awake
I keep telling my heart
Take it easy
Don’t rush it
But how can you control it
When it feels like this is it
[Verse 2]
You talk about your bad days
I memorize each detail
The way you fake a brave face
Then hide behind your sleeve
I joke to make you lighten
You lean in when you’re laughing
And every stolen second
Is a secret I can’t keep
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
I trace your name
On the lid of my drink
Tiny circles
Tiny wishes
Hoping maybe you think
Of me
The way I think of you
[low vocal register]
If I say it out loud
Will it break us in two?
[Verse 3]
Tonight we’re walking slowly
Street’s almost empty
You reach for my hand
Like it’s always been yours
Your thumb draws little circles
My pulse draws confessions
The truth tumbles out of me
Right there at your door
[Chorus]
[Outro]
Now it’s not just coffee
It’s your sweater on my chair
Your laugh in my kitchen
Your breath in my hair
We fell into each other
Lost every rule
Every limit
Tell me
Love
Tell me
How can you control it?

Warm acoustic pop ballad with soft piano, brushed drums, and intimate female vocals. First verse sparse—just guitar and close-mic vocal. Chorus opens with wide harmonies, subtle pads, and a round bass. Second verse adds light percussion and gentle piano arpeggios. Bridge pushes emotion with a lift in key and layered ad-libs, then drops back to a tender, stripped ending on guitar and voice., slow