Verse 1
I learned early how to disappear
How to smile and not speak
Love meant reading the room
Before it ever noticed me
I was taught that truth was dangerous
That silence kept the peace
So I got good at holding pain
And calling it belief
Chorus
I just wanted somewhere to fall
When the night got loud
I just wanted love that stayed
When the lights went out
You gave me enough to believe
I was finally safe
But needing someone to love you
Isn’t the same
Verse 2
Some love came with open hands
Some came with closed doors
Some broke me loud and obvious
Some kept score in softer wars
I learned the shape of bruises
You can’t ever point to
The kind that teach you doubt yourself
Before someone else has to
Chorus
I just wanted somewhere to fall
When the night got loud
I just wanted love that stayed
When the lights went out
You gave me enough to believe
I was finally safe
But needing someone to love you
Isn’t the same
Bridge
I mistook familiarity for fate
I mistook calm for care
If love felt complicated
I thought that meant it was rare
One part loved me like truth
The others worked unseen
And every time I called it home
It asked me not to be me
Final Chorus
I just wanted somewhere to fall
Without learning how to lie
I just wanted love that didn’t
Ask me to divide
So if you hear yourself in this
Please hear this part of me
Being seen is not the same
As being safe
Outro
Now the room is full of quiet
And I’m here alone with it
I don’t need love that feels familiar
I need love that feels safe