We Both Hold the Match

Verse 1 – You (clean, restrained but heavy underneath)

You say I got your heart

But I’m freezing in the dark

I keep reaching for your body

You keep guarding what’s inside

I don’t want to break you

I don’t want to push too far

But loving you in silence

Is tearing me apart

Pre-Chorus – You

I don’t need perfection

I don’t need control

I just need to feel like

You want me close

Verse 2 – Her (soft, honest, vulnerable)

You think I’m pulling back

But I’m fighting not to run

When you say you need the fire

It feels like I’ve already lost

You move like love is hunger

I move like love is fear

When you step closer to my body

My past is standing here

Pre-Chorus – Her

I’m not trying to withhold

I’m trying to survive

When you ask for more from me

It feels like I might die

Chorus – Together (big, melodic, heavy drums)

We both hold the match

But we’re scared of the flame

You want passion and heat

I just want it safe

If love is still between us

Then we both have to change

I don’t want to lose you

But I don’t know how to stay

Verse 3 – You (stronger, more grounded)

You’re the mother of my son

That will always mean the world

I see your strength in him

I see your heart unfurled

That’s why I’m still standing

That’s why I won’t pretend

That comfort is enough

When I want you as my wife… not just my friend

Verse 4 – Her (firmer now, defensive honesty)

You make it look so simple

Like I just need to choose

But you don’t feel the panic

When I think I’ll lose

Myself inside your wanting

My freedom in your need

When you say you want the fire

I hear I can’t succeed

Bridge – Screams (back and forth chaos)

You:

I WON’T LIVE HALF ALIVE

I WON’T JUST SURVIVE

Her:

I CAN’T JUST TURN IT ON

I’M NOT DESIGNED

You:

IF YOU LOVE ME THEN FIGHT

Her:

I AM — JUST NOT YOUR WAY

Both:

WE’RE BLEEDING IN THE SAME ROOM

BUT SPEAKING DIFFERENT PAIN

Drop – quiet clean vocal

You:

I don’t want to leave

Her:

I don’t want you gone

Both:

But loving each other

Shouldn’t feel this wrong

Final Chorus – hopeful shift, big anthem

We both hold the match

Maybe we learn how to burn

Not from pressure or fear

But from choosing to turn

If love is still here

Then we don’t run from the flame

We don’t blame, we don’t hide

We don’t weaponize pain

We both hold the match

Maybe we build something higher

I don’t just want your heart

I want us learning the fire

End line (layered whisper + growl)

Both:

Don’t let our fear

Put out the flame.