Love Me Loud

Yeah...

Don't tell me you love me in the dark

Then act like you don't know me in the light.

If it's real...

I need you to love me loud.

I don't need a perfect love,

I don't need diamonds on my name.

I just need somebody who's proud

To say they love me every day.

Don't only hold me when we're alone,

Don't hide me when your friends come around.

If I'm the one that's got your heart,

Then baby, let the whole world know it now.

I've been loved in silence,

I've been someone's secret before.

I've given everything I had

And still felt like I wanted more.

So if you're gonna give me your heart,

Don't give me half, give me all.

I don't want a love that's barely there,

I want the kind that stands tall.

Don't just say it when you need me,

Show me when you don't.

Don't tell me that you love me

If your actions tell me you won't.

I don't need a thousand promises,

Just give me something true.

If I'm giving all of me,

I need all of you.

Love me loud,

Don't whisper when you say my name.

Hold me close,

Don't be scared to show the world you're mine.

If you mean it, let it show,

Let your heart speak without a doubt.

I don't want a quiet kind of love,

Baby, love me loud.

Love me loud,

When the lights come on, stay around.

Don't just love me behind closed doors,

Put your heart right on the line.

If you're choosing me, choose me proud,

Don't leave me wondering what we're about.

I don't want a love I have to question,

Baby, love me loud.

I want Sunday morning conversations,

Late-night calls just because.

I want somebody who checks on me

When there ain't nothing they need from us.

I want your hand inside my hand

When we're walking through a crowded room.

And when life gets a little heavy,

I want to know I'm safe with you.

I don't need perfection,

Just consistency and truth.

Give me the same energy

When I'm old as when I'm new.

'Cause love ain't just a feeling,

It's the things you choose to do.

And if you're really here forever,

Let me feel that coming from you.

Don't just say it when you need me,

Show me when you don't.

Don't tell me that you love me

If your actions tell me you won't.

I don't need a thousand promises,

Just give me something true.

If I'm giving all of me,

I need all of you.

Love me loud,

Don't whisper when you say my name.

Hold me close,

Don't be scared to show the world you're mine.

If you mean it, let it show,

Let your heart speak without a doubt.

I don't want a quiet kind of love,

Baby, love me loud.

Love me when nobody's watching,

Love me when the whole world knows.

Love me through the highs and lows,

Don't let my hand go.

I spent too many years

Trying to figure out where I stand.

So if you're saying I'm your man,

Baby, show me that you understand.

Ohhh, love me loud... Don't hide it, baby... Show me what you're talking 'bout... Love me... love me... Looove me looooud! Yeah... That's all I ever wanted.

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