This is what I love you means

“This Is What ‘I Love You’ Means”

by Robert Ramage

Intro (slow blues riff, clean guitar, heartbeat kick)
(spoken together, soft)

Some things are hard to put in words…
But love keeps trying anyway.

Verse 1 – (HIM)
I don’t want power, I don’t want control,
Don’t wanna shape you, don’t wanna mold.
I’m not lookin’ for perfect skin or shine,
Just a heart that beats honest next to mine.
No pain dressed up as desire,
Just truth in the fire.

Verse 2 – (HER)
“I love you” means I take you as you are,
Every crack, every scar.
I don’t need you flawless or strong all the time,
Just real with me, cross that line.
It means I stay when the mood turns gray,
Not just when the night feels easy and lighthearted, babe.

Chorus – (TOGETHER)
I love you means we don’t pretend,
We don’t run when the worst walks in.
No judgment, no fear, no alibi,
Just two hearts sayin’ stay and try.
When the world falls quiet and the truth comes in,
That’s when love begins.

Verse 3 – (HIM)
I wanna know you beneath the skin,
Your fears, your doubts, where you’ve been.
I won’t judge the shadows you hide away,
Just ask you don’t judge mine the same.
I’ll fight for us when the road gets thin,
And love you enough to not let go… or give in.

Verse 4 – (HER)
“I love you” means I stand my ground,
But I stand with you, not against you now.
It means I care enough to fight for what we have,
But love you enough to hold your hand.
It’s thinkin’ of you when the night feels long,
Dreamin’ of you when the world goes wrong.

Chorus – (TOGETHER) (bigger)
I love you means we choose this flame,
Even when tomorrow don’t look the same.
No expectations, no disguise,
Just truth lookin’ truth in the eyes.
When time disappears and the fear grows thin,
That’s when love wins.

Bridge – CALL & RESPONSE ) (half-time blues)
(HIM:)
I don’t wanna change a thing about you
HER:
I don’t need you to be someone new
(HIM:)
I’ll love you tired, angry, and worn
(HER:)
I’ll love you broken, bruised, and torn
(BOTH) (soft, then rise):
Some things are deeper than words can be…
But love still speaks in you and me

Final Chorus – (TOGETHER) (full band)
I love you means we’re side by side,
In the storm, in the calm, in the changing tides.
Two souls grounded, hearts in tune,
A sacred rhythm only we know how to move.
When nothing else matters, when the noise falls thin—
This is what I love you means.
Outro (strip back to guitar & voice)
There’s always more than we can say…
But love feels it anyway.

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