Midnight Confessions

Chorus

Why do you linger in my mind so late?

You know it hurts but I can't turn away

Midnight confessions rollin' down my face

Just when I think I'm fine, I hear your name

Drop

Ooh, ooh-ooh, mm-mm (whistle riff: D5 - F5 - G5 - F5)

Ooh, ooh-ooh, mm-mm

Verse 2

I pick up all the pieces of what we had

Learning how to breathe now, but it still feels bad

Was it ever real, or just pretend you cared?

Started losing you, now I'm finding me there

Pre-Chorus

Now night winds call me, I let the memories go (ahh, ahh)

Heart in slow motion, only the truth can show (mmm)

Tangled in silence, I hear the words unsaid

New day is dawning where I begin instead

Chorus

Why do you linger in my mind so late?

You know it hurts but I can't turn away

Midnight confessions rollin' down my face

Just when I think I'm fine, I hear your name

Drop

Ooh, ooh-ooh, mm-mm (whistle riff: D5 - F5 - A5 - G5)

Ooh, ooh-ooh, mm-mm

Bridge

Now I'm lost and found (run: C5 - D5 - E5 - D5 - C5)

Let the walls fall down

Unlock my heart (melisma riff: A4 - C5 - B4 - A4)

I'll learn who I am now

Pre-Chorus

Now night winds call me, I let the memories go (ahh, ahh)

Heart in slow motion, only the truth can show

Chorus

Why do you linger in my mind so late?

You know it hurts but I can't turn away

Midnight confessions rollin' down my face

Just when I think I'm fine, I hear your name

Drop

Ooh, ooh-ooh, mm-mm (whistle riff: D5 - F5 - G5 - F5)

Ooh, ooh-ooh, mm-mm

Outro

(Gently fade with whistling and layered "oohs" on chords)

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Chords (Verse/Pre-Chorus/Chorus Bridge):

Verse/Pre-Chorus: Am7 – Fmaj7 – Dm7 – G6

Chorus: Cmaj7 – Am7 – Dm7 – G6

Bridge: Fmaj7 – G6 – Am7 – E7

Melody Ideas:

- Chorus melody soars with airy, head-voice melismas on key words ('linger-rrr', 'confessions')

- Layer harmonies on every chorus, extra airy doubled vocals for the Pre-Chorus

- Sultry lower register for verses; Pre-Chorus builds up

- Whistling riffs after chorus to accentuate hook, fun/catchy (see notation above)

Vocal Riffs:

- Melismatic runs on chorus end phrases and bridge

- Suggest light ad-libs on final chorus (runs, airy whoa-ohs, subtle whistle)