Slow Bloom

[Verse 1]
You pull my hands
To your heartbeat
Sunday hair
Half-done
Bare feet on the floor
Laugh in your tea
Spill a secret
Somehow the mess
Makes me want you more
[Chorus]
Slow bloom
I’m unfolding next to you
Petal by petal
Coming through
Every breath is something new
Slow bloom
Nothing rushed
We take our time
Let your fingers trace the lines
Of a life that might be mine
Slow bloom
[Verse 2]
You say my name
Like you mean it
Soft and low
In the kitchen light
Burn the toast
We still eat it
Call it proof
We can get things wrong and be alright
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[whispered vocals] Stay right here
While the night leans in
[low vocal register] I’ve been scared for years
To let someone in
[piano and guitar swell]
But your hands don’t hurry
And your eyes don’t move
So I lay my armor
At the edge of the room
[Chorus]

Warm, intimate R&B ballad built on soft piano and gentle fingerpicked guitar; sparse percussion with soft rimshots and a round, low kick that blooms in the chorus. Verses stay close and conversational, chorus opens with stacked female harmonies and a silky top-line. Subtle synth pads swell under the bridge for lift, then everything strips back to piano and voice for the final hook., soft