[Verse 1]
Are you the reason I say “I love you”
Ten times before the coffee’s done?
The reason I hold her a little tighter
Every night before we sleep comes?
‘Cause I remember your love like firelight
A warm glow cupped inside my hands
You told me I was finally worthy
So I gave you everything I am
But your love melted like ice in summer
Turned to water, slipped right through
And when it disappeared forever
You swore the blame belonged to me and I believed you
[Pre-Chorus]
So I punished myself for years
Thinking I was born impossible to love
Every broken piece inside me
Pointing upward like it came from God above
[Chorus]
But then she came along
And gave her heart to me
Not perfect, not a fairytale
Just steady when life bleeds
Now I tell her I love her in the morning
I tell her I love her at night
I tell her I love her in the middle of a fight
When we’re angry, when we’re tired
When nothing’s going right
Because my wife is my love
That’s the name I call her by
And she will never have to wonder
If she’s living in my heart tonight
Maybe I love her this loudly because of you
[Verse 2]
I’m healed, I know it, mostly
But scars still ache beneath the skin
There’s still a little shard you left there
And if I touch it, pain kicks in
I know now it wasn’t all my fault
Some people leave no matter what you do
But I’m built in a way that still whispers
Maybe I didn’t say “I love you” enough to you
Maybe I didn’t show it
Maybe I let silence speak instead
So now I leave no room for question
Every word gets said
[Chorus]
I tell her I love her in the morning
I tell her I love her at night
I tell her I love her in the middle of a fight
When the world feels heavy
And we’re barely getting by
Because my wife is my love
That’s the truth I live inside
And she will never stand there doubting
If I’ll stay right by her side
No, she’ll never wonder where she stands
Like I once did with you
[Bridge]
Some people break your heart and teach you fear
Some people heal the wound and stay for years
And maybe that’s the strange mercy in goodbye
You learn what love should sound like
The second time
[Final Chorus]
So I tell her I love her in the morning
I tell her I love her at night
I tell her I love her in the middle of a fight
And when we’re old and shaking
And fading with the light
I’ll still call her “Love”
With every breath I have
Because she took the shattered pieces
And built a home from all the glass
And maybe you’re the reason
I never leave those words unsaid
But she’s the reason
They finally mean what they should’ve meant
ElCeviche
