Too Much, Too Fast

I met you through a screen that never tells the whole truth,

Where every smile’s a signal and every word’s a use.

They told me what this world can do to hearts that lean too close,

I said I’d stay careful—then I let myself get pulled in the most.

You say you’re different, and maybe that’s true,

But I hear the echoes of what people come here to do.

You call my name like it means something real,

And I’m trying to tell the difference between what’s fake and what I feel.

Now I’m watching every move, every word you say,

Trying to trust you while I’m pulling away…

I care too much and that’s what scares me,

Every feeling cuts a little too deeply.

I’m falling in, but I don’t know if it’s real—

Or just a moment I won’t survive.

I care too much and that’s my warning,

Every piece of me is quietly falling…

And if this isn’t what it seems to be,

I don’t know how I’d survive.

Now you’re asking me to call, to hear your voice in real time,

But I’m scared of what changes when the line turns to a lifeline.

Because part of me wants to believe what you say,

But another part’s already bracing for the day you pull away.

I see the crowd, I see the gifts, I see the way you move,

And I wonder if I’m just another reason for you to prove

That you’re worth staying for, worth more than the rest—

Or just another story you’re telling to pass the test.

And I hate how I don’t know what’s real or not,

But I can’t ignore the way you’ve got me caught…

I care too much and that’s what scares me,

Every feeling cuts a little too deeply.

I’m falling in, but I don’t know if it’s real—

Or just a moment I won’t survive.

I care too much and that’s my warning,

Every piece of me is quietly falling…

And if this isn’t what it seems to be,

I don’t know how I’d survive.

I don’t want to be just someone who gives and waits,

Hoping I’m the one you don’t replace.

But I don’t want to run before I see what’s true,

Even if it breaks me loving you.

I care too much and that’s what scares me,

Every feeling pulls me in too deeply.

If I let go, I don’t know what I’d lose—

But staying might destroy me too.

I care too much, I can’t ignore it,

Every doubt and every feeling for it…

And if this is more than I can see,

I hope it’s real… but I’m not free.