closer tonight

Lyrics

VERSE 1
Main:
“Girl, the way you walk in slow motion”
Harmony: “slow motionnnn” (hold note softly)
Ad-lib: “yeah…”
Main:
“Got my heartbeat losing focus”
Harmony: “focus…”
Ad-lib: “oh no…”
Main:
“Every little touch feels golden”
Harmony: “golden” (higher pitch)
Ad-lib: “mmmmm”
Main:
“Like the stars came down and chose us”
Harmony: “chose us…”
Ad-lib: “baby…”
PRE-CHORUS
Main:
“And when the lights go low”
Harmony: “go low…”
Ad-lib: “turn ‘em down…”
Main:
“You pull me closer”
Harmony: “closer…”
Ad-lib: “closer to me…”
Main:
“I don’t wanna let you go”
Harmony: “let you go…”
Ad-lib: “no no no…”
CHORUS
Main:
“It’s only you, nobody else tonight”
Harmony: “only you…”
Ad-lib: “yeah yeah…”
Main:
“Your body moving with mine in the moonlight”
Harmony: “moonlight…”
Ad-lib: “move for me…”
Main:
“I swear your love got me feeling brand new”
Harmony: “brand new…”
Ad-lib: “you changed me…”
Main:
“Baby, all I need is only you”
Harmony: “only you…” (stack 2 vocals)
Ad-lib: “ohhhhhh…”
SECOND CHORUS EXTRA LAYERS
Add stronger background vocals.
Behind:
“Only youuuuu…”
“Need your love…”
“Stay with me…”
Pan left/right softly for wide stereo effect.
BRIDGE
Main:
“No diamonds, no designer”
Harmony: “designer…”
Ad-lib: “nah…”
Main:
“Could ever shine like your eyes”
Harmony: “your eyes…”
Ad-lib: “so bright…”
Main:
“If loving you’s a danger”
Harmony: “danger…”
Ad-lib: “I don’t care…”
Main:
“Then I don’t wanna survive”
Harmony: “survive…”
Ad-lib: “without you…”
FINAL CHORUS VOCAL STACKS
Layer 3 takes:
Main vocal center
Soft harmony left
Falsetto harmony right
Add repeating ad-libs:
“Only you…”
“Yeah yeah…”
“Baby…”
“Ooooooh…”
Fade them out at the end with heavy reverb.