Loved Like Fire

Verse 1

You came down from Chicago
Three kids and a vision in your eyes
Said you were strong-willed, business driven
Told me straight up I shouldn’t try

You said, “I’m a problem, don’t date me”
I heard it and still stepped in
You warned me what I was choosing
But I thought love would win

You didn’t linger in emotions
I stayed planning for the long run
You moved with the moment
I moved trying to secure us something

You said no contact, no outside lines
I said respect was enough
We both had pride in our design
And pride is never soft

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Pre-Chorus

You wanted to feel chosen
I wanted to feel believed
Somewhere between devotion
We stopped listening

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Chorus

We loved like fire
We burned like truth
We said forever
But we didn’t know what that meant to do

Your touch felt like heaven
I worshipped your name
Would’ve torched the earth for you
But you never felt the flame

We loved like fire
We broke like glass
Held on too tight
Till it couldn’t last

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Verse 2

We both crossed lines
We both told lies
We both let ego drive
Fighting in rooms that once felt safe
Till blue lights hit our lives

Still we tried to make it work
Still we said we’d fix the cracks
But trust don’t grow in broken soil
When respect don’t grow back

You felt left out
Like I couldn’t lead
Like my love was noise
And not what you need

And maybe I didn’t show it right
Maybe I moved too proud
Maybe I thought my effort
Spoke louder than out loud

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Pre-Chorus

You needed presence
I offered plans
You needed certainty
I offered hands

But hands don’t matter
If the heart don’t feel
And love don’t land
If the trust ain’t real

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Chorus

We loved like fire
We burned like truth
We fought for something
We both thought we could prove

Your touch felt like heaven
Still does sometimes
You left a mark on my spirit
That don’t fade with time

We loved like fire
We broke like glass
Two strong souls
Moving too fast

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Bridge

I would’ve kept fighting
I would’ve stayed
You let go first
And walked away

Not because there wasn’t love
But because there wasn’t peace
And love without safety
Eventually bleeds

You hold a place
That nobody takes
Not every loss
Is a mistake

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Final Chorus (Stripped Emotion)

We loved like fire
We burned too bright
Two stubborn hearts
In the middle of the night

I would’ve kept going
You needed to heal
And sometimes loving someone
Means letting them leave for real

We loved like fire
That’s something I know
Some loves don’t die
They just let go

R&B/Soul, early 2000s, male, emotional