Safe Harbor

I saw you drowning before you ever knew

Hands tied tight to a life you never chose

I loved you gently, I loved you true

I gave you rest when the world was closed

I learned your fear like a second skin

Knew every place you learned to bend

I kept saying, stand up, stand in

But I can’t stand up for you in the end

Pre-Chorus

I understand why you freeze

I know who taught you to stay small

But understanding doesn’t mean

I can keep breaking when you won’t fall

Chorus

I was your safe harbor, calm and wide

You came to me when the storm got loud

But you never sailed, you just survived

And I’m worn down from waiting on courage now

I want you, God I only want you

But love shouldn’t feel like it’s killing me

I can’t be the place you hide from truth

While my whole future’s on hold indefinitely

Verse 2

You took small steps, just enough to show

That maybe someday you’d choose your own name

But every time it got real, you froze

And called it timing, called it pain

I planned a life, I packed the hope

Watched my child believe in May

Now January feels like a rope

Pulling that future further away

Pre-Chorus

I’ve fought my way out of control before

I know how hard that war can be

But I can’t keep fighting yours

While mine keeps losing me

Chorus

I was your safe harbor, calm and wide

You came to me when the storm got loud

But you never sailed, you just survived

And I’m worn down from waiting on courage now

I want you, God I only want you

But love shouldn’t feel like it’s killing me

I can’t be the place you hide from truth

While my whole future’s on hold indefinitely

Bridge

This isn’t anger, this isn’t blame

This is a line I can’t unsee

I won’t teach my kids that love is pain

Or waiting forever to be free

If you rise, it won’t be because of me

If you fall, it won’t be my fault

I’ve given you safety, truth, and time

But I can’t be the cost

Final Chorus

I was your safe harbor, steady and warm

But harbors aren’t meant to be homes

I need a man who sails through storms

Not one who just knows how to cope

I still want you, that part is true

But wanting you can’t be my end

So if you choose yourself someday

I hope you’ll understand

Outro

I love you enough to let the tide

Carry me somewhere I can breathe

I won’t be your shelter from your life

I have to be mine… I have to be free