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