Verse 1
Outta nowhere, there you were
Didn’t hit like lightning, didn’t burn
Didn’t chase me down or make me run
Just sat right there like you weren’t done
I’m used to sparks and closing doors
Fast goodbyes and wanting more
But you didn’t play that game
You just stayed
Pre-Chorus
You lifted my legs up in your hands
Like they were fragile, like you had a plan
Showed me your world scribbled on a page
And asked me mine like it mattered the same
And I swear for a minute or two
I didn’t know what to do
Chorus
‘Cause I didn’t have to shine or fight
Didn’t have to earn the night
Didn’t have to be the wildfire
Burnin’ just to feel desired
You kissed my head, said my name slow
Like you already knew my soul
I wasn’t wide open, but I wasn’t alone
And that little bit of light
Felt like home
(Instrumental swell — steel / guitar fill)
Verse 2
I’ve worn my armor like a dress
Painted on fearless confidence
Built these walls so high and tight
Nobody’s ever seen inside
But you didn’t try to break ‘em down
Didn’t storm in, didn’t push around
You just waited in the quiet
And let me decide it
Pre-Chorus
My hands were shaking, breath was thin
You brushed my hair back from my skin
Said my name like it was safe
Like it wasn’t something I had to chase
And something in me came undone
Just a little one
Chorus
I didn’t have to shine or fight
Didn’t have to earn the night
Didn’t have to be the wildfire
Burnin’ just to feel desired
You kissed my head, said my name slow
Like you already knew my soul
I wasn’t wide open, but I wasn’t alone
And that little bit of light
Felt like home
Bridge (more stripped back)
Not fully free
Not fully brave
Still half hidin’
Still half afraid
But you saw the part
I never show
The hidden me
And you held it close
(Build back in)
Final Chorus (lifted)
I didn’t have to run or prove
Didn’t have to be bulletproof
Didn’t have to set the spark
Just to keep you in the dark
You kissed my head, said my name slow
Like I was already yours to know
I’m not all the way there
But I’m not alone
And that glimpse of me
That quiet truth
That cracked-open room
Let the light come through
It wasn’t loud
It wasn’t bold
But in your arms
It felt like home
