you do a genius verified video for your new song which is about mason
warnings: fluff
You explained your frame of mind, where you were at the time when you wrote the song. It was pretty self explanatory, the subject influence. You were in love and were realizing just how much that person meant to you.
The influences you drew on for the track were different. Since it was a detour from your usual mid or high tempo stuff, you worked with new producers who helped you to become more comfortable with trusting your voice to carry a minimally produced track.
Verse one
That first night when you held me I couldn’t sleep
Thought your eyes were closed, but felt em on me
My heart in my throat, my tongue in my cheek
Couldn’t believe this wasn’t a reverie
“A lot of people actually thought I was talking about, you know.” You laughed. “But it’s really innocent. I was just talking about a very specific cuddle, the first one we had.”
You had only know Mason for two days at that point. While visiting one of your friends, she mentioned that one of hers was going to swing by. It was obviously not a problem for you, to be honest you weren’t expecting much.
When the door rang and she welcomed him in, you were glad that you’d done yourself up that morning. Mason wore that gorgeous grin of his as he introduced himself. His sweet yet woodsy scent engulfed you as he gave you hug, his stubble just grazing your cheek.
Still, you really didn’t feel like thatabout him. He was chill, super funny, all around good vibes. Hours passed with you all sat in her kitchen just talking about anything. Mason even ordered takeaway for everyone. You ate it while watching a film.
If anyone asked, you couldn’t tell them which one it was because you spent half the time looking at him. And he was looking at you too. Both of your gazes often met, with him pulling a funny face or you rolling your eyes at some corny dialogue.
Before he left he said it was nice to meet you, hoping to see you again soon. That time came quicker than anticipated as your friend decided last minute the next day that she was going to have a small get together.
Ben, who you’d seen her cozied up to on some of her stories, came over and finally got your seal of approval. Mason came with him, that grin of his in tow. You two were joined at the hip all night, drinking and dancing and laughing.
So many hours had passed, you didn’t realize that it was well into the next morning when he was still there. I find myself not wanting to go, he murmured into your shoulder, his arms around you from behind. Stay then, you stated as if it were obvious.
Your friend and Ben had passed out hours before in her room. You silently rifled through her drawer, knowing here she kept the oversized stuff she stole from her exes. Mason gladly accepted the comfy change of clothes, crawling into the guest bed with you.
Your heart was doing all kinds of backflips as he slotted behind you, arms pulling you in close. You fit so perfectly, so naturally together. His lips grazed the soft skin of your neck and then paused. Is this okay? You nodded, shivers shooting down to your toes when you felt the kiss.
Every minute that passed didn’t do so without awareness. You were comfortable with him, yet sleep evaded you. When you turned to look at him, he was looking back. In that moment you knew that something was building.
Chorus
Ask me for the world
And I’d give it to you
More than that, way more than that
I know you see
What you mean to me
Anything, I’d give you anything
“When I fall, I fall so fucking hard.” You smiled. “I just want to give the person I love everything, and then some.”
The look on your friend’s face the following morning when you walked out into the kitchen with Mason was priceless. She couldn’t believe that after he left, placing a small kiss to your cheek, that nothing had happened.
He was the perfect gentleman, you beamed.
That much held true when he finally asked you out on a proper date. Mason went the whole nine yards. He picked you up, got you flowers, took you to a dinner that wasn’t too fancy where you could have a good chat.
Your cheeks ached with how much he made you smile that night. And they continued to do so the more you got to know him. He was so bright, and just more amazing than anyone you’d ever met. There were so many things that you wanted to do with him, for him. He had your heart since the moment you first saw him.
Verse two
Baby don’t cry
I hate to see you down
Don’t you know your smile is my favorite?
Just lean on my shoulder
In my arms, it can’t hurt ya
Love when I give you my hand and you take it
“No one likes to see the person they’re with in pain.” You sighed. “My boyfriend has a high stress job, and a lot of people, unqualified people, think they have a right to make shit comments about him. Don’t do that.” You pointed to the camera. “I’ll find you.”
Being with a footballer was so much different than any of the other relationships you’d had before. He was the first boyfriend you had that was in the spotlight like you. With that, you knew came a lot of hate, but you’d never seen anything like what he had to go through.
After bad matches and losses were the worst. Mason took his job seriously, loved his club to bits. Nobody hurt more than he did when he couldn’t help the team get a result. All of that was just made worse when he had a bunch of people wishing him harm and saying that he was overhyped.
You didn’t know how to deal with it the first time it happened. He looked so sullen, his eyes downcast, mouth turned downwards. You asked him what he needed from you.
Just…hold me? You pulled him into your arms, his head on your shoulder. You rubbed his back in soothing circles, humming some melodies you’d been working on. The tension slowly drifted from him, his body relaxing as you pulled the duvet over your bodies.
Bridge
Didn’t know how much you meant to me
Til I couldn’t breathe without you
Always felt like I was lost at sea
Took one look in your eyes and I knew…
“I was in a sort of doing my own thing stage when we met, I honestly didn’t think I would end up in a relationship for a long, long time. But then I met him and now I’m whipped.” You laughed loudly, a few crew members joining in.
Trying to think back to a time before Mason felt nearly impossible. He took up so much of your mind, your heart. Every second of the day when you weren’t with him, you looked forward to finally seeing him again.
How couldn’t you? He was everything you could’ve ever wanted in a partner. Just as you were there for him during his hard times, he was there for you. Mason made you cups of tea when you were stressed about deadlines and shows, cuddled you after long hours of practices.
He made you feel like the luckiest person alive. When he would do the smallest things for you, like tell you how pretty you looked that day or send you messages through the day encouraging you.
And when he made grand gestures. Inviting you over to meet his family and telling them how much he loved you in front of them, or scoring at the Bridge and running over to where you sat to blow you kisses. It all made opening your heart to him feel like the greatest return on risk there ever was.
Outro
How much I love you
Wanna give it to you
How much I love you
I wanna give it to you…
“Admittedly that part is a little insinuative, but it’s a double edged thing. I was being cheeky and sweet.” You winked.
There was no denying how much you loved Mason. You let him know every morning when you woke up to your favorite egg head as you called him affectionately.
You wrote this song for him with every intention of releasing it so that the world knew just how much he meant to you too. It was your own grand gesture, though you weren’t sure it would get as many views as when he did your TikTok dance challenge as a goal celebration.
