The Way Alicia Looked Back

I was lost in the silence,

Heart heavy, no guidance

Another soul in the dark

Tryna fake that I’m fine when I’m dyin’

Then she came like rain in a drought

Like peace in the middle of doubt

Looked in her eyes, saw a flicker of hope

Like she knew what my pain was about

Are you afraid to lose her?

Yeah, more than I admit

‘Cause Alicia saw a light in me

That I didn’t know exists

She saw past all my demons

Past the nights I couldn’t sleep

She believed when I was breaking

When I didn’t believe in me

I ain’t easy to love

I’m a storm when I break

But she kissed every scar

Like it wasn’t a mistake

Now every move I make

Tryna live up to that man

That she saw when she held me

Like she always had a plan

Used to run from mirrors,

Didn’t wanna face what’s true

But Alicia stood by the wreck I was

And made me feel brand new

Told me I ain’t my past

Told me pain don’t last

She loved me like forever

Even when I loved like glass

Are you afraid to lose her?

Yeah, every breath I take

She saw gold in all the ruins

In every crack I tried to fake

She looked at me like I was whole

Not just someone who’s been torn

Like I was something beautiful

Not just weathered and worn

So if I fall again, I hope she stays

I’m still healing, still tryna change

But I’d burn the past, rewrite the page

Just to be her calm in the rain

Are you afraid to lose her?

Yeah, I pray for her to stay

She gave my soul a mirror

And never looked away

She saw something deep inside

That I didn’t know I had

And I’m forever grateful

For the way Alicia looked back

Yeah…

I’m forever grateful

That Alicia saw me like that