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A soul-rooted folk-gospel rock ballad about loving someone so intensely that it feels like a transgression. The narrator confesses a fierce, almost criminal devotion, accepting blame and consequence because the love makes them feel alive. The piece moves from intimate, hushed verses to expansive, gospel-infused choruses and closes with a resigned, tender plea.

Lyrics

Guilty of Loving You

[Extended Intro]

Verse 1  
I wore your name like a stolen light  
Kept it breathing in the dark of night  
You were the fault I couldn’t hide  
So I held you like a sin and pride

Verse 2  
I traced your footprints on my skin  
Found your confession folded in  
Every secret whisper grew  
Into a crime where love felt true

Chorus  
(Guilty, guilty) of loving you  
Like I lit a candle in a room of truth  
(Heaven knows) I crossed the line  
I loved you fierce, I loved you blind  
I’m guilty, guilty — of loving you

Verse 3  
I walked the alleys of your pain  
Danced with doubt in summer rain  
You were the mercy I would steal  
To feel the world, to feel you real

Pre-chorus  
If duty’s law had eyes to see  
It’d find my heart in your debris

Chorus  
(Guilty, guilty) of loving you  
Like a hymn that broke the pews in two  
(Heaven knows) I bent the rules  
For stolen nights and borrowed truths  
I’m guilty, guilty — of loving you

Bridge  
I never asked for absolution’s weight  
Only enough breath to stay awake  
If love’s a fault that writes my name  
I’ll wear the verdict, take the blame

[Instrumental Interlude]

Chorus  
(Guilty, guilty) of loving you  
Like a torch I held against the truth  
(Heaven knows) I burned the rules  
Wanted your eyes not empty rooms  
I’m guilty, guilty — of loving you

Outro  
So take my sentence, read it slow  
Call me what you need to know  
(Guilty, guilty) of loving you  
I’d plead the charge and do it through  
I’m guilty, guilty — of loving you

© 2025 Martin Oliver Beinersdorf. All rights reserved.  
Lyrics and concept by Martin Oliver Beinersdorf. Do not reproduce, distribute, or adapt without explicit permission.

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