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But the warm and fuzzy feelings he\u2019s experiencing are offset by the anxiety of potential loss\u2014with fear foreshadowing grief from possibly losing a loved one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBeautiful Things\u201d arrived as the first single from Boone\u2019s debut album, <em>Fireworks &amp; Rollerblades.<\/em> It\u2019s a song of gratitude, but it also describes the precariousness of joy. A pop-rock power ballad, the track features two song ideas that Boone combined into one arrangement. It echoes both the joy and the painful receipt that accompanies happiness: grief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Four Cold Decembers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Benson Boone - Beautiful Things (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Oa_RSwwpPaA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The song opens with Boone reflecting on past struggles. He visits home often, falls in love, and becomes excited to introduce his new girlfriend to his parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>For a while there, it was rough,<br>But lately, I\u2019ve been doing better,<br>Than the last four cold Decembers I recall.<br>And I see my family every month,<br>I found a girl my parents love,<br>She\u2019ll come and stay the night, and I think I might have it all<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But falling in love leaves him vulnerable. Now there\u2019s so much to lose, and here, Boone beseeches the heavens to leave his loved ones right where they are. Jesus, take the wheel, but don\u2019t take my baby. Or my family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Oh, I hope I don\u2019t lose you,<br>Mmm, please stay.<br>I want you, I need you, oh God,<br>Don\u2019t take these beautiful things that I\u2019ve got<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Terrified To Lose Something<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBeautiful Things\u201d was inspired by a relationship that revealed new feelings in the singer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rock\/benson-boone-beautiful-things-inspiration-tour-1235607010\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told<\/a> <em>Billboard<\/em>, \u201cI felt like I was extremely out of control of the way this relationship would turn out. Meaning like, in the past, I feel like I\u2019ve always known that I could be the one to end a relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Boone continued, \u201cThis one felt very different. 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