Arms Open

Arms Open

I know what I want, it’s certain, not uncertain,

But every time I reach for you, the silence starts to hurtin’.

I’m trying not to question every word you ever say,

But the doubt creeps in when you pull your heart away.

I’m scared to trust, scared to fall,

Scared you don’t want me at all.

But if you’d slow it down, baby, just a steady pace,

Maybe I could believe the truth written on your face.

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’Cause I’ve been standing in the doorway,

Holding hope like it’s my last breath.

Waiting for a sign that you want this,

Even when I’m scared to take that step.

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If you said you want me but you’re scared,

I’d take you in with arms open

Tell you, “Baby, you ain’t the only one broken.”

All these doubts inside me, they’d finally fade,

If you’d just meet me halfway.

And maybe I’m foolish, maybe I’m blind,

But you’re still the one that’s living in my mind.

Even when I try to move on with somebody else,

My heart still whispers your name to itself.

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I don’t need perfection, I just need the truth,

Tell me what you feel, don’t hide it from me, too.

I’m tired of overthinking every little thing you do,

Wondering if you’re scared of love or scared of losing you.

I’d chill with you, just breathe with you,

Let the world fall out of view.

No pressure, no rush, no fear that you’ll run

Just two souls learning how to love, one step at a time.

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I’ve been waiting in the stillness,

Trying not to fall apart.

Hoping someday you’ll meet me

Right here where I left my heart.

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If you said you want me but you’re scared,

I’d take you in with arms open

Whisper, “Baby, you ain’t the only one broken.”

These unholy thoughts inside would finally fade,

If you’d just meet me halfway.

And maybe I’m foolish, maybe I’m blind,

But you’re still the one that’s living in my mind.

Even when I hold someone else at night,

It’s your face that’s burning in the back of my sight.

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Maybe love like this don’t make sense,

But my soul keeps choosing you again.

I don’t know why you’re still on my mind,

But every road I take leads back every time.

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If you said you want me but you’re scared,

I’d take you in with arms open

Hold you close like truth unspoken.

I’d tell you, “Baby, we’ll be alright,”

If you just try, if you just fight.

Maybe I’m foolish, maybe I’m blind,

But my heart’s been yours long before the signs.

Even when I try to set you free…

You’re the part of me

I can’t unsee.