First Kiss Prayer
R&B with 90s hip-hop swing, slow boom-bap drums, warm Rhodes chords, soft sub bass, and airy synth pads; verse rides close-mic confessions with hushed doubles, pre-chorus strips to keys and snapped rim clicks, chorus opens with stacked harmonies and a mournful hook, bridge drops to half-time with filtered vocal ad-libs and a vinyl crackle swell before the final lift. Intimate, glossy, and emotionally raw, dramatic, hip hop, r&b, sad
First Kiss Prayer
R&B with 90s hip-hop swing, slow boom-bap drums, warm Rhodes chords, soft sub bass, and airy synth pads; verse rides close-mic confessions with hushed doubles, pre-chorus strips to keys and snapped rim clicks, chorus opens with stacked harmonies and a mournful hook, bridge drops to half-time with filtered vocal ad-libs and a vinyl crackle swell before the final lift. Intimate, glossy, and emotionally raw, dramatic, hip hop, r&b, sad
Lyrics
I hide my hands from the mirror
Can’t stand what I done tonight
I’m scared to call it forever
Scared of that holy light
If I reach for the edge, God sees me
And I hate that I know He would
Still I’m falling apart in pieces
Wanting to be good
[Pre-Chorus]
You found me before the red ran dry
Eyes wide like, “baby, why?”
I said “I’m fine” with a broken smile
But you knew it ain’t alright
[Chorus]
Don’t let me go
Don’t let me go
I’m holding on for you
Don’t let me go
Don’t let me go
I’m trying to make it through
(through, through)
I want to change tonight
I want to stay alive
Don’t let me go
Don’t let me go
[Verse 2]
I can’t tell you what my heart wants
’Cause you pray in a different name
And the truth in my throat keeps choking
Every time I say your name
You’re my safe place and my ruin
My almost, my never, my maybe
I keep breaking my own reflection
Then blaming the pain for saving
[Pre-Chorus]
You said, “look at me, breathe in slow”
Like you knew where the darkness goes
I wanted to tell you everything
But my voice said, “no, no, no”
[Chorus]
Don’t let me go
Don’t let me go
I’m holding on for you
Don’t let me go
Don’t let me go
I’m trying to make it through
(through, through)
I want to change tonight
I want to stay alive
Don’t let me go
Don’t let me go
[Bridge]
If I could kneel and not feel ashamed
If I could say your name and mean the same
I’d trade these cuts for a softer skin
I’d let your light come in
I’m tired of losing
I’m tired of the war
I don’t want to hurt me
I want something more
(more, more)
[Chorus]
Don’t let me go
Don’t let me go
I’m holding on for you
Don’t let me go
Don’t let me go
I’m trying to make it through
(through, through)
I want to change tonight
I want to stay alive
Don’t let me go
Don’t let me go