I didn’t fall for you in the light
It was late, and I was already tired
Hands shaking, trying not to admit
I was scared you’d see the parts I hide
You caught me mid-collapse
Not pretty, not healed
Just honest in a way
I didn’t know how to feel
Pre-Chorus
I said I wasn’t ready
You didn’t try to save me
You just stayed
Chorus
If this is love, it’s not the kind they write about
It’s quiet, it’s heavy, it’s staying when I shut down
It’s choosing each other when it hurts to be seen
Yeah, if this is love
It’s loving me through the pain in me
Verse 2
I’ve loved like a warning sign
Like I had one foot out the door
I learned how to leave before
I learned what staying was for
You don’t raise your voice
When I expect you to
You let the silence breathe
Instead of making me choose
Pre-Chorus
I flinch when things are steady
Still learning that safe doesn’t mean empty
And you wait
Chorus
If this is love, it doesn’t need to bleed
It doesn’t ask me to break just to prove I believe
It’s holding my hand when I don’t have the words
Yeah, if this is love
It’s loving me when I’m hurting first
Bridge
Some nights I’m all memory
Some nights I’m all scars
And I don’t need fixing
I just need you where you are
If I pull away, don’t chase
Just remind me I’m not alone
I’m unlearning survival
I’m learning a home
Chorus (soft, then build)
If this is love, it’s not loud or fast
It’s choosing the future over the past
It’s seeing the mess and not turning away
Yeah, if this is love
It’s loving me through the pain I don’t say
Outro
I didn’t fall for you whole
I fell in pieces, I fell in truth
And maybe that’s what love is
Not saving me —
Just staying while I learn how to choose you too
