I Gave You My Heart

Verse 1
Talking to you felt like walking on glass
Every word I chose felt like it had a past
I wasn’t trying to start a war
I just needed to know what your heart was for

But every time I opened up the door
You’d close it like you’d done before
Like my questions were a crime to you
When all I wanted was the truth

Verse 2
I didn’t bring things up to cause a fight
Or tear apart another night
I spoke because I needed clarity
Not silence filled with uncertainty

I never wanted to compete for love
Or wonder who I’m standing above
A woman shouldn’t have to guess
If she’s the one you love the best

Pre-Chorus
And every time I tried to explain
You’d turn the story back to pain
Playing the victim in every scene
Even when you knew what I mean

Chorus
I gave you my heart, my soul, my every breath
Left pieces of me in the love you never kept
I stayed when the silence cut so deep
While you made promises you couldn’t keep

I spoke my truth so I wouldn’t feel small
So I wouldn’t sit there feeling like a fool through it all
But loving you slowly drained the life in me
Until numbness became my reality

And the hardest truth I’ve had to see
Is you won’t change the man you choose to be

Verse 3
I wanted a man who could stand in truth
Not hide behind excuses and wounds
Someone strong enough to grow
And show the love he claims to know

But every time I tried to believe
You’d give me less than what I need
And I kept pouring out my heart
While you kept tearing it apart

Bridge
I gave you everything I had inside
My patience, my loyalty, my pride
Until there was nothing left of me
But echoes of who I used to be

And maybe one day you’ll understand
What it takes to truly be a man
But I can’t keep losing who I am
Just waiting for you to take a stand

Final Chorus
I gave you my heart, my soul, my every breath
But love shouldn’t leave somebody feeling less
I tried to believe you’d grow with me
Into the man you promised you could be

But I won’t beg for what should come naturally
And I won’t compete for love that’s meant for me
Now I’m walking away from what we used to be
Because loving you cost too much of me

R&b soft, female