Neo-soul groove around 84 BPM with soft drums, bass, piano, and warm strings, Male vocal smooth and steady with optional female harmony, Relaxed, hopeful mood with gentle swing—soulful and uplifting

Light and Joy and Peace Abide in Me

Hindsight Horizon

My Tongue Remembers You

[Verse 1]
There’s a tremor when I talk too soft,
Like your name still sleeps between my teeth.
Every syllable’s a bruise half-healed,
Every vow’s got your heat underneath.

Your kiss rewrote my alphabet,
Now every word hums wrong.
I bite my lip to keep you in,
But you hum through every song.


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[Pre-Chorus]
The mirror don’t forgive my mouth,
It moves the way you taught it to.
I chase clean air, but it breaks in smoke —
‘Cause even silence sounds like you.


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[Chorus]
My tongue remembers you,
Even when my lips don’t move.
Every word I try to say
Still tastes of you.
My mouth can’t keep you gone,
You bloom behind each truth.
I don’t need to speak your name —
My tongue remembers you.


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[Verse 2]
There’s mercy in the way I lie,
Pretending I forgot the taste.
But my voice cracks on goodbye,
Like it’s still touching your face.

I sip my wine too slow tonight,
Just to see if you return.
And darling, every drop I fake —
Still burns the way you burned.


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[Pre-Chorus]
The mirror don’t forgive my mouth,
It moves the way you taught it to.
I breathe new words but swallow ghosts —
‘Cause every truth still leads to you.


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[Chorus]
My tongue remembers you,
Even when my lips don’t move.
Every word I try to say
Still tastes of you.
My mouth can’t keep you gone,
You bloom behind each truth.
I don’t need to speak your name —
My tongue remembers you.


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[Bridge]
Maybe you’re the prayer I never meant,
A hymn I hum beneath my breath.
I wash my mouth with holy lies,
But you stain the vowels to death.


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[Outro]
Now silence feels like something sweet,
A sin I can’t undo.
The night leans close — I mouth your ghost,
And my tongue remembers you.

You Just Don't Know

Phyllis Hyman