Verse 1
I thought about you again today
God, I wish that part would change
Still something in the way you look at me
Makes leaving harder than it should be
And maybe there’s a question
You don’t know how to ask
Maybe there’s a part of you
Still hiding from the answer back
I could give you all the patience
I could give you somewhere safe
But there’s one thing I can’t give you
Just because I want you to stay
Pre-Chorus
You can take your time
You can figure yourself out
But you don’t get to use my heart
To find out what yours is about
Chorus
I won’t be your experiment
Your maybe, your almost, your what-if
Don’t kiss me just to see
If something wakes up underneath
I won’t be the secret
You only want when no one’s looking
If you ever reach for me
Know what you’re reaching for
’Cause God, I want you
More than I should admit
But I love myself too much
To be your experiment
Verse 2
I know how easy it would be
To take whatever you could give
Turn every half-step into hope
And call that enough to live with
I’d make excuses for the silence
I’d make poetry from every glance
I’d build a whole damn future
From something you called circumstance
But I’ve done enough imagining
For both of us by now
If you want a place beside me
You have to choose it out loud
Pre-Chorus
You can be unsure
You can take the long way ‘round
But your uncertainty
Can’t be the place where I settle down
Chorus
I won’t be your experiment
Your maybe, your almost, your what-if
Don’t hold me just to see
If I feel like something you could need
I won’t be the secret
You only want when no one’s looking
If you ever reach for me
Know what you’re reaching for
’Cause God, I want you
More than I should admit
But I love myself too much
To be your experiment
Bridge
Figure your shit out
I’ll figure out mine
If our roads meet again
We’ll know when it’s time
Come to me certain
Come to me scared
Come with your whole heart
Just know why you’re there
I don’t need perfect
I don’t need promises yet
I just need to know
I’m not somebody you’ll regret
And if you can’t give me that
I swear I’ll understand
But I won’t hold your hand
While you decide if you want mine
Final Chorus
I won’t be your experiment
But God, I would’ve chosen this
I would’ve chosen you
If you had chosen me there too
I won’t be your secret
I won’t shrink so you can keep me
If you ever come to me
Come knowing what you came here for
’Cause God, I want you
Maybe part of me always will
But wanting you is not enough
To make me abandon myself
So figure out your heart
I’ll take care of mine
And if someday you’re sure—
You know where to find me.
Outro
I won’t be your maybe
I won’t be your almost
I won’t be your experiment.
