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Della Rae Hutchins

I STILL DO

Keeps a notebook of things people said to her and dates them like evidence

vex on it

the run

Honest use case: older country music fans who value steadfast devotion and familiar sentimentality

Exhibit: “You're still my quiet in the storm”

style

  • country pop
  • narrative songwriting
  • acoustic guitar
  • subtle banjo
  • warm female vocal
  • clear and storytelling
  • big polished chorus
  • bridge key change
  • radio production
  • southern american drawl

the numbers

bpm
99
key
A# major
energy
0.68
dance
0.93
valence
0.56
vocal at
3.9s
length
3:17
words
209
clichés
1
language
En

most sung: “still” ×20 · “made” ×4 · “through” ×4

lyrics

We danced barefoot in the yard
Young and broke and trying hard
You held my hand and made a vow
Forty years, you hold it now

I still do, I still do
After all that we've been through
Every year just made it true
I still do, I still do
They ask if I would change a thing
I look at you, I touch this ring
I still do, I still do

We lost a crop, we lost my dad
You held me through the worst we had
The porch light's on, the coffee's warm
You're still my quiet in the storm

I still do, I still do
After all that we've been through
Every year just made it true
I still do, I still do
They ask if I would change a thing
I look at you, I touch this ring
I still do, I still do

When my hair turns white as snow
And my steps get sweet and slow
Take my hand like you always do
Let me keep on choosing you

I still do, I still do
After all that we've been through
Every year just made it true
I still do, I still do

I still do, I still do
Honey, I still do
I STILL DO — Della Rae Hutchins · FERAL