Every Word You've Whispered

"This is a total fangirl song."

"Yeah, right?"

"I'm going to play it slowly."

"Don't be surprised if I go out of tune."

"Well, stay in tune.  No matter what speed I play."
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The first time she sang it, that's all she thought about. How scared she was when she first met him.

He liked the "Vulnerable" sound in her voice, especially as it grew into the confident part.

Then she thought more about him.
How this could be a song about when they first met, yes.
But also a bride singing it, thinking about her future.
How there are so many songs about the falling in love, but so few about staying in love.


And then she placed herself exactly in reality.

As if they were the characters she was singing about.
He is holding back.
But she wants to let him know it's okay.
She's seen the ugly, drunk side of him, and she still imagines everything to be beautiful.
Because it will be.
Because the reality is better than the dream.






I Have Dreamed, sung by Nancy Lamott