[Verse 1]
I met you in the middle
With my hands full of doubt
I kept one foot in the doorway
Ready to back out
You looked at me so easy
Like you already knew
The parts I tried to hide
Could still get seen by you
[Pre-Chorus]
And I waited for the catch
For the price, for the test
For the list of things I’d break
To be somebody’s best
But your voice stayed calm
Your hands stayed true
And something in my bones
Let go of all I knew
[Chorus]
I knew I love you
When I stopped running
I knew I love you
When I felt unbroken
I did not have to fix myself
To love you back
No, I did not have to fix myself
To have all of that
[Verse 2]
I used to count my flaws
Like coins in my palm
Try to make my mess
Look quiet and small
But you sat with my storms
Like they were passing through
Never asked me to be less
Just asked me to be you
[Pre-Chorus]
And that changed everything
In the blink of a day
All the shame I carried
Lost its voice and weight
Now I breathe a little deeper
When you pull me near
'Cause love feels like a doorway
Not a list of fears
[Chorus]
I knew I love you
When I stopped running
I knew I love you
When I felt unbroken
I did not have to fix myself
To love you back
No, I did not have to fix myself
To have all of that
[Bridge]
Maybe that was my old habit
Building walls by hand
Trying to earn a soft place
Trying to understand
But you were never asking
For a polished heart
You just loved me in the middle
Right where I was
[Final Chorus]
I knew I love you
When I stopped running
I knew I love you
When I felt unbroken
I did not have to fix myself
To love you back
No, I did not have to fix myself
To have all of that
I knew I love you
Yeah, I knew it then
I did not have to fix myself
To let you in