Run

You held my hand like you were scared to fall

Then built a wall so you could stand tall

You wanted my heart close enough to feel

But far enough away it never became real

I watched you run from the things you wanted most

Watched you walk past me like I was a ghost

You asked me to prove I would never leave

Then disappeared when i started to believe

You called it pressure, I called it fear

You ran from closeness but kept me near -

I was standing still, you were fighting ghosts

Trying to escape what you needed the most

And maybe one day when the silence gets loud

You’ll look for me all over town

You’ll realize the person you pushed away

Was the one who was choosing you every day

But I’ll be gone, and you’ll finally see

You didn’t lose someone — but you lost me

Not free from love, but free from the fight

The one you started every time things felt right

It’s sad you found me when I was gone

You learned how to love me after I moved on

You wanted reassurance just to turn away

Now you’re left with the words you never could say

You took my words and twisted for fun

Acted as if u were on the run

You thought I was pulling you closer inside

When I was just standing there by your side

You fought a war that I never declared

And blamed me for battles that weren’t even there

I don’t hate you, I hope you heal

I hope someday you know what was real

But I can’t be the lesson you learn too late

The door you close when you’re afraid

Because love isn’t chasing someone who flees

Or begging them to finally see

Love is someone who chooses your name

Who never signed up to playing a game

So maybe one day when the noise fades out

You’ll understand what I was about

I wasn’t a cage, I wasn’t a chain

I was a hand reaching out to take some of your pain

But I’ll be gone, and that’s the part you’ll know

Some hearts stop waiting when they’ve been let go

You can find yourself, notice there’s no chain

But i was never the cloud that started to rain

You wanted me close, but not too near

You wanted my love, but not my tears

And the hardest truth you’ll bever believe

Was it was my choice to see you and still choose to leave