Verse 1
You spoke in calm, you spoke in truth
Said you were done with running loose
Hands were open, eyes looked steady
You said the words, “I think I’m ready”
I believed you, I leaned in slow
Safe is sacred, I should know
But I felt it underneath your skin
A silent war you never let me in
Pre-Chorus
’Cause when it’s real, it gets loud inside
And love don’t live where fear can hide
You want the home, you want the peace
But you flinch when you’re asked to keep it
Chorus
You say you’re ready, then you panic
You reach for love, then you can’t stand it
One step closer, two steps back
Every promise cracks when the past attacks
You call it timing, call it fate
But it’s your wounds pulling on the brake
If you don’t heal what you keep denying
You’ll keep breaking hearts that aren’t even trying
To hurt you
You’ll take us back to zero
Verse 2
You want commitment, you want a name
But you fear the mirror more than blame
So you build a story, shift the ground
Make me the storm when you’re the sound
I was steady, I was clear
I didn’t weaponize your fear
But my peace is not a place to bleed
And love is not a bandage for your need
Pre-Chorus
If you can’t hold what you ask to gain
Don’t pull someone else into your pain
A secure heart is not a test
It’s not a field for your unrest
Chorus
You say you’re ready, then you panic
You reach for love, then you can’t stand it
One step closer, two steps back
Every promise cracks when the past attacks
You call it timing, call it fate
But it’s your wounds pulling on the brake
If you don’t heal what you keep denying
You’ll keep breaking hearts that aren’t even trying
To hurt you
You’ll take us back to zero
Bridge
Do the work in the quiet, in the dark
Learn the language of your own heart
Get honest with the parts you hide
Stop calling healing “wasting time”
’Cause love isn’t chasing, love is choice
Love is showing up with a steady voice
And if you can’t stay when it’s tender and true
Then don’t ask a safe soul to carry you
Final Chorus
You say you’re ready, but you vanish
You reach for love, then you damage
One step closer, two steps back
You turn devotion into an aftermath
It’s not my job to pay your debt
I won’t drown so you can forget
So go and heal what you keep denying
Or you’ll keep leaving wreckage behind you
And you’ll call it “love,” but we both know
It’s just back to zero
Outro
You can be better, you can be new
But you can’t build a future on an unhealed truth
So don’t take a steady heart to war
If you haven’t learned what you’re fighting for
