[Verse 1]
I keep a bookmark in my ribs
For the place I never get to live
Ink on my fingers, dust on my shoes
I read so hard, I fall in too
I want a door in the page to swing
A name I can trust, a real-life thing
Someone who stays when the bad winds bend
Who'd choose my side till the very end
[Pre-Chorus]
Take me where the maps are breathing
Where the brave ones never leave me
I need a hand that holds through fire
A heart that doesn't call me tired
[Chorus]
If my books were real
I'd be held for real
I want friends like steel
Who don't let go
If my books were real
I'd be safe for real
Strong hands, soft hearts
Wherever I go
(If my books were real)
[Verse 2]
I want the wolves to know my name
And the calm ones to walk with flame
Giant wings over mossy ground
A hidden world where I'm found
No pretending, no half-made vows
Just truth that stands and never bows
People who'd stand between me and fear
And say, "Come on, I'm here, I'm here"
[Pre-Chorus]
Take me where the maps are breathing
Where the brave ones never leave me
I need a hand that holds through fire
A heart that doesn't call me tired
[Chorus]
If my books were real
I'd be held for real
I want friends like steel
Who don't let go
If my books were real
I'd be safe for real
Strong hands, soft hearts
Wherever I go
(If my books were real)
[Bridge]
Maybe one day I'll find my way
Past the hurt and the gray
Into a room where I don't have to plead
For someone to stay beside me
Let the wonder come in close
Let the lonely learn to glow
If I can't live inside the page
Then build me love another way
[Final Chorus]
If my books were real
I'd be held for real
I want friends like steel
Who don't let go
If my books were real
I'd be safe for real
Strong hands, soft hearts
Wherever I go
(If my books were real)
(Wherever I go)