Smiling Sunset (Soulful Duet)
warm R&B soul ballad with gentle Rhodes chords, mellow electric guitar licks, and deep, rounded bass; slow pocket groove with brushed drums and intimate percussion; expressive male and female duet vocals trading lines and harmonizing in call-and-response; lush background stacks in the hook, tasteful reverb, and subtle gospel-inspired ad-libs building to an emotional climax
Smiling Sunset (Soulful Duet)
warm R&B soul ballad with gentle Rhodes chords, mellow electric guitar licks, and deep, rounded bass; slow pocket groove with brushed drums and intimate percussion; expressive male and female duet vocals trading lines and harmonizing in call-and-response; lush background stacks in the hook, tasteful reverb, and subtle gospel-inspired ad-libs building to an emotional climax
Lyrics
Verse 1
(Male)
You’re like a smiling sunset I can’t unsee
A golden glow waking the dark in me
I was walking through the shadows
Storm in my head
Till you turned the silence into words you said
Now every little heartbeat is breaking through
Everything brightens when I’m next to you
Pre-Chorus
(Male)
I feel the pulse
I feel the rush
Color in my lungs when our shoulders touch
Every heartbeat running out of room
Racing like it’s trying to dance into you
Chorus
(Male & Female)
Smiling sunset
Burning through the blue
Painting every sky with a deeper hue
Every little moment
Falling into place
You put a second sunrise on my face
Smiling sunset
Shining in my chest
Turn my quiet corners into something blessed
Hold this light
Don’t let it fade away
Stay my smiling sunset every day
Verse 2
(Female)
We’re drifting past the bus stop
Side by side
Laughing at the way all the minutes slide
You said
"Let’s get lost"
And you calmed my fear
Every street feels softer when you’re standing here
Little words scribbled where my fingers breathe
I read them back slowly when you have to leave
Pre-Chorus
(Female)
I feel the pulse
I feel the glow
Time bends a little when our footsteps slow
Every heartbeat
Echoes in my ears
Dancing through the shadows of the wasted years
Chorus
(Male & Female)
Smiling sunset
Burning through the blue
Painting every sky with a deeper hue
Every little moment
Falling into place
You put a second sunrise on my face
Smiling sunset
Shining in my chest
Turn my quiet corners into something blessed
Hold this light
Don’t let it fade away
Stay my smiling sunset every day
Bridge
low vocal register - Male
If the colors start to fade
If the day turns cold
Will you trace our names where the sky turns gold?
falsetto ad-lib - Female
‘Cause I’ll be there
Eyes closed
Counting to three
Waiting for your sunlight to come back to me
Chorus
(Male & Female)
Smiling sunset
Burning through the blue
Painting every sky with a deeper hue
Every little moment
Falling into place
You put a second sunrise on my face
Smiling sunset
Shining in my chest
Turn my quiet corners into something blessed
Hold this light
Don’t let it fade away
Stay my smiling sunset every day