In The Quiet

When the night gets heavy

And my phone stays still

I feel it in my chest now

Like the world just chills

My heart starts aching

My stomach knots up tight

I miss you in the silence

More than I do at night

I try to stay grounded

Tell myself I’m okay

But your absence lingers

In a deeper way

Is this what real love feels like?

Feeling you when you’re gone

Hurting in the quiet

But still holding on

My body knows your name

Even when you’re not here

If this is what love feels like

Then love is beautifully cruel and sincere

I don’t need perfection

I don’t need a sign

I just need to know

You’re somewhere thinking of mine

I cry when my mind wanders

To what we could be

You’re more than just a moment

You feel like destiny

I’m not asking for promises

Or something you can’t give

I just need you to know

This is how I live

Is this what real love feels like?

Feeling you when you’re gone

Hurting in the quiet

But still holding on

My body knows your name

Even when you’re not here

If this is what love feels like

Then love is painfully clear

I don’t want to lose myself

But I found more of me in you

You make me better

Just by being you

If loving you is distance

And longing in between

Then I’ll carry this ache

Like it means something to me

[Final Chorus] (soft / stripped)

Is this what real love feels like?

The ache, the pull, the truth

Missing you so deeply

Still choosing you

If my heart breaks open

Every time you disappear

Then maybe this is love

Even when you’re not here

In the quiet…

I feel you.