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Back When I Was Yours

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Emperaja Band
male vocals ballad then strips back to piano and voice for a poignant outro. keeping the focus on storytelling and vocal emotion. the bridge lifts with a key change and fuller drums a tender pop ballad built around intimate male vocals starting with sparse piano and warm room reverb. subtle pads and reversed swells bloom into the chorus with layered harmonies and low strings. light percussion and bass enter gradually

Créé le nov. 22, 2025

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[Verse 1]
Coffee got cold
Your side of the bed stayed warm
You shut the front door
But it rang in my chest like a storm
I kept the porch light on
Just in case you turned around

[Prechorus]
Do you ever drive our old street
Slow down where our names are carved in that tree?

[Chorus]
I was stronger back when I was yours
Didn't second-guess my voice
My words
I could sleep
I could breathe
I was sure
Every broken piece fit in your hands
Every half-formed hope turned to a plan
I was more of a man
Back when I was yours

[Verse 2]
Your coat’s in the hall
Tag still catching on my sleeve
I talk to these walls
Say things I wish you’d believe
I wear your old grey sweater
Like it might keep you from the cold

[Prechorus]
Do you ever laugh at something
Then wish that you could call and say nothing?

[Chorus]
I was stronger back when I was yours
Didn't second-guess my voice
My words
I could sleep
I could breathe
I was sure
Every broken piece fit in your hands
Every half-formed hope turned to a plan
I was more of a man
Back when I was yours

[Bridge]
If I see you in some doorway
Holding someone new so close
Will you look up for a moment
Like you feel it
Almost?
If I said I’m still that person
Would it open any doors?

[Chorus]
Cause I was stronger back when I was yours
Didn’t second-guess my voice
My words
I could sleep
I could breathe
I was sure
Every broken piece fit in your hands
Every half-formed hope turned to a plan
I was more of a man
Back when I was yours