Unconditional

(Intro: Warm Rhodes keys, soft vinyl crackle, finger snaps, subtle hi-hat shuffle. Deep bass slides in. Smooth Chicago step rhythm.)

Intro (Ad-libs – Lead 1 & Lead 2 layered)

Lead 1 (soft, soulful):

Yeah… yeah…

It ain’t about what I do…

Lead 2 (lower harmony):

No, no…

It’s all about You…

(Background harmonies: “Unconditional…”)

Verse 1 (Lead 1)

I was chasing validation, tryna earn Your grace

Counting all my failures, couldn’t hide the shame

Every time I thought I went too far

You were right there where I am

Trying to be perfect, trying to get it right

Running from the truth in the dead of night

But You never turned Your face away

Even when I walked in doubt

Pre-Chorus (Lead 2 + harmonies)

You don’t love me for what I’ve done

You don’t leave me when I come undone

(Stacked harmonies swell)

Chorus (Dual Lead – Rich harmonies)

Lead 1:

Your love is unconditional

Ain’t based on what I do

Lead 2:

You see me at my lowest

Still You’re pulling me through

Both (harmonized):

No I can’t earn it, don’t deserve it

Still You give it all

Choir-style backing:

Every time I stumble, every time I fall

Both:

Your love is unconditional…

Unconditional…

Verse 2 (Lead 2)

I was stuck inside my habits, couldn’t break free

Looking in the mirror, didn’t like me

Every lie I heard, I believed

Till You spoke identity

You called me more than what I’ve been

Said I’m Yours, not condemned

Now I’m living in a different light

‘Cause Your love don’t change on me

Pre-Chorus (Both Leads, call & response)

Lead 1: You stay the same when I go wrong

Lead 2: You hold me close, You keep me strong

(Harmonies stack higher)

Chorus (Full, richer groove)

Lead 1:

Your love is unconditional

Ain’t based on what I do

Lead 2:

You see me at my lowest

Still You’re pulling me through

Both:

No I can’t earn it, don’t deserve it

Still You give it all

Backing vocals:

(You give it all, You give it all)

Both:

Every time I stumble, every time I fall

Your love is unconditional…

Bridge (Breakdown – stripped groove, spoken/sung blend)

(Beat drops to bass + snaps + pad)

Lead 1 (spoken/soulful):

Even when I mess up… You still love me

Lead 2 (echoing):

Still love me…

Lead 1:

Even when I fall short… You still choose me

Lead 2:

Still choose me…

(Harmony builds)

Both (sung):

It don’t change, it don’t fade

Through my wrongs, You remain

Same God, yesterday

Forever, You stay the same

Bridge Lift (Choir-style harmonies, fuller beat returns)

Unconditional love…

Never giving up…

Every time I run…

You’re still enough…

Final Chorus (Big, layered, emotional peak)

Lead 1:

Your love is unconditional

Lead 2:

Never letting go

Both:

Through the highs and the lows

You’re the only love I know

No I can’t earn it, don’t deserve it

Still You give it all

Choir:

(You give it all, You give it all)

Both (ad-lib runs):

Every time I stumble, every time I fall

Your love is unconditional…

Outro (Smooth fade, ad-libs, harmonies)

(Rhodes + bass + soft pads fade out)

Lead 1 (runs):

Unconditioooonal…

Lead 2:

You never change on me…

Both (soft harmony):

It’s always been Your love…

(Vinyl crackle fades to silence)