These Days
Set at 92 BPM, begin with lush, nostalgic R&B/Soul chords on warm, moody electric keys. A stripped, rounded bass anchors the groove, while smooth melodic vocal runs glide over the verses. Subtle, soft backing harmonies and tasteful tape-delay vocal accents enhance the vintage vibe.
These Days
Set at 92 BPM, begin with lush, nostalgic R&B/Soul chords on warm, moody electric keys. A stripped, rounded bass anchors the groove, while smooth melodic vocal runs glide over the verses. Subtle, soft backing harmonies and tasteful tape-delay vocal accents enhance the vintage vibe.
Lyrics
Intro – Spoken softly or sung low
Yeah...
These days feel heavy...
Not just missing you - it's reliving us...
Chorus
These days
My need for days gone by is killing me
These days
I love you still, girl, are you feeling me?
These days
Dreams of you and I, once more are thrilling me
But these days are not those ones we had before
These days are not those ones I used to know...
Verse 1
Good times feel like a win, but then I feel defeat
I confess, it's as bitter as it is sweet
The fact you’re no longer here, no longer mine
And all I’m left to do is rewind time
Memories that haunt my mind
Empty bed with echoes of your touch
I don’t need no pictures - your image is enough
Pre-Chorus
I see your face when I close my eyes
Whispers of you still flood my nights
You said “love me whole or let me go”
Now I’m stuck here living in the afterglow...
Chorus – Repeat
These days
My need for days gone by is killing me
These days
I love you still, girl, are you feeling me?
These days
Dreams of you and I, once more are thrilling me
But these days are not those ones we had before
These days are not those ones I used to know...
Verse 2
I remember the way you’d purse your lips when you kissed mine
I relive our first time - breathless, wild, borderline divine
Thrashing in the bed, sheets tangled like our fate
That look you gave me, like love couldn’t wait
Oh, some days, I wish I did wait
Early morning grips, your whispers in my ear
“Baby, don’t stop...” like you wanted me near
Pre-Chorus
I see us walking D.C. streets, hand in hand
Laughing beneath the cherry blossoms, making plans
Now I’m driving solo in that same old truck
Still wishing you’d show back up...
Chorus Repeats
Bridge – Melodic, tender
We walked DC like lovers in a film
Cherry blossoms, war monuments, laughing on a whim
Now I’m driving solo, wishing you were here
Talking to ghosts of a love once so clear
Final Chorus – Add layered harmonies
These days
My need for days gone by is killing me
These days
I love you still, girl, are you feeling me?
These days
Dreams of you and I, once more are thrilling me
But these days are not those ones we had before
These days are not those ones I used to know...
These days
My need for days gone by is killing me
These days
I love you still, girl, are you feeling me?
These days
Dreams of you and I, once more are thrilling me
But these days are not those ones we had before
These days are not those ones I used to know...
Outro – Fading spoken word / whispered ad libs
Still smell you on my pillow...
Still feel your hand in mine...
These days ain’t kind...
These days...
They just rewind.
Ad lib and Fade Out