'Song 43'
"Five Minutes"
© 2025 Joshua Gallagher. All rights reserved.
20 Years in the writing
6 months of production
\[Verse 1]
I been waitin’ through the cold, through the mess
Feelin’ empty in my Sunday best
But your hand curled into mine so sure
And I remembered what this heart was for
\[Pre-Chorus]
You promised loud
You preached strong
But five quiet minutes was all that belonged
\[Chorus]
It was five minutes
When your hand felt right
When I saw *you* in that soft light
When the noise went quiet
And your masks came down
When something real showed up in this town
That was all
And it was enough
To carry me through all that bluff
But I don’t want it back
I don’t want it again
Just had to say—
*It happened then.*
\[Verse 2]
I haven’t slept again, not real sleep
Just pass out when the silence gets too deep
I could rest with your breath on mine
Now I just chase time to kill time
You asked me to stay, to believe, to trust
To hold what we had like it still was us
And I did—for a while, I let it breathe
Till the truth got louder than what you wanted me to see
\[Pre-Chorus]
You promised loud
You preached strong
But five quiet minutes was where we belonged
\[Chorus]
It was five minutes
When your hand felt right
When I saw *you* in that hotel light
When the noise went quiet
And the masks came down
When something real showed up in this town
That was all
And it was enough
To carry me through all that bluff
But I don’t want it back
I don’t want it again
Just had to say—
*It happened then.*
\[Bridge]
We gave it seasons, names, and plans
But only five minutes ever made me stand
Only five minutes ever felt true
The rest just moved like shadows do
\[Final Chorus]
Yeah, it was five minutes
In all that time
Five minutes that still echo in my spine
No regret, no wish to rewind
But I remember…
I remember that line
\[Outro]
Only five minutes, baby
In all that time we called love
Just five I could feel you
Just five that held weight
Just five when the world softened
And I was sure
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