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I Heard You the First Time

R&B Soul
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[Intro]
Gold balloons and somebody's name on the wall,
your hand on the back of my neck, and that's all.

[Verse 1]
The bass came up through the floor into my chest.
Strangers kept moving. We were the only rest.
You pulled me down, said it into my ear,
soft as you could, hoping I wouldn't hear.

[Pre-Chorus]
Then you laughed and looked away like it never got out,
like the speakers ate the words before they got loud.
This song ends in a minute or two.

[Chorus]
Say it again, louder — I heard you the first time.
Don't give it to the dark, don't blame it on the wine.
Say it again, louder. I'm done being slow.

[Verse 2]
Red lights, and somebody called your name.
You went and filled your cup, came back the same,
but your hands were shaking on the sweating glass.
I'm not letting one more song go past.

[Pre-Chorus]
You said it like a secret you were hoping I'd lose.
I heard it clean over everything they choose.
So say it to my face, not to the room.

[Chorus]
Say it again, louder — I heard you the first time.
Don't give it to the dark, don't blame it on the wine.
Say it again, louder. I'm done being slow.

[Bridge]
Three years I held that same sentence in my mouth,
parked outside your place and never let it out.
Careful is a nicer word for scared.
You went first. Here's mine, and I don't care.

[Final Chorus]
Say it again, louder — I heard you the first time.
I'm not handing it back to the night. It's yours and mine.
Let the whole floor stop, let them turn around.
Say it again, louder. Say it out loud.

[Outro]
I heard you. I heard every word.
Say it again. This room doesn't keep it.

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