[Verse 1]
I learned how to breathe in quiet rooms
Where love meant staying, not being seen
I wore endurance like a second skin
Called it home, called it “being strong”
Now my body knows before my mouth
There’s a door I’ve already walked through
Still standing in the hallway though
With tomorrow pulling at my sleeve
[Pre-Chorus]
I don’t need saving
I just need time
I don’t need promises
I need my life
[Chorus]
I’m in a holding point, not turning back
Not running forward, just staying intact
Loving you softly where I stand
Without a future I can’t command
I’m learning grace day by day
Letting what’s real still find its place
[Verse 2]
You feel like air I didn’t know I missed
Like being seen without being claimed
But timing is a locked door right now
And love doesn’t always mean “stay”
I’ve been the woman who carried it all
Quietly counting the cost
I won’t trade my freedom for comfort again
Even when loneliness knocks
[Pre-Chorus]
I understand the weight you’re under
I know how hard it is to leave
But I won’t disappear inside waiting
I’m choosing me
[Chorus]
I’m in a holding point, heart awake
Learning which loves I can’t take
Relief and grief in the same breath
Hope with fear sitting in my chest
I’ll hold this truth, I won’t betray
The peace I found along the way
[Bridge]
If love arrives before the ground is clear
It doesn’t mean it’s wrong
Sometimes it comes just to remind you
Who you were all along
I won’t bind my future to a moment
Or let my body decide my fate
I’m protecting the life I’m building
Even if I have to wait
[Final Chorus] (soft, resolved)
I’m in a holding point, still my own
Not alone, just growing slow
Giving myself the grace to be
A woman choosing clarity
If love returns when paths align
I’ll meet it whole, not left behind
[Outro]
For now I breathe
For now I stay
For now I choose myself
Each day
Layla
