[Verse 1]
Met you in that crowded year
Late nights
Too much on our minds
You said
"I don’t do forever"
I laughed and said
"yeah
Neither do I"
Two broken hearts on the table
Both of us guarding the knives
Every touch had conditions
Every kiss came with a fight
[Pre-Chorus]
You were checking exits
I was counting reasons to run
Every little question
Felt like loading up a gun
But somehow in the wreckage
We kept showing up again
Didn’t call it love yet
But we felt it closing in
[Chorus]
Since 2022
We’ve been learning how to stay
Turning all our fears into something we can’t waste
Yeah
It hasn’t been easy
But we’re stronger every day
I was scared of you
You were scared of me
Now we’re standing here anyway
Since 2022
We chose love the harder way
[Verse 2]
I remember that first winter
Silent phone
Cold side of the bed
You said
"I don’t know if I can do this"
I heard every goodbye in my head
We almost pulled our roots up
Before they even hit the ground
But every time we broke us
We kept finding our way back around
[Pre-Chorus]
You were tracking all my secrets
I was testing every word you said
Waiting for the moment
You’d just disappear instead
But we learned to say "I’m sorry"
Before we burned it all to dust
Started leaving doors open
Letting light in on the trust
[Chorus]
Since 2022
We’ve been learning how to stay
Turning all our fears into something we can’t waste
Yeah
It hasn’t been easy
But we’re stronger every day
I was scared of you
You were scared of me
Now we’re standing here anyway
Since 2022
We chose love the harder way
[Bridge]
We’re not some perfect picture
We’re ink that smeared
But still reads true
All the almost-endings
Led me right back into you
Now when the thunder’s rolling
We don’t hide
We let it pass
Hold each other through it
Knowing storms don’t always last
[Chorus]