[Verse 1]
My heart was used to giving all
To the man who held my life
But when he left this world behind
That love had nowhere to hide
Then you came in soft and sudden
Looking like a second chance
And I poured a lifetime kind of love
Into undeserving hands
[Pre-Chorus]
You talked like you could love me
Like you wanted what I gave
Said you were crazy about me
Promised me a whole life someday
And I believed the promises
Held on tighter every day
Thought maybe if I loved you right
You’d learn to love that way
[Chorus]
I thought I found true love again
In the middle of my grieving
You looked like something heaven-sent
When my heart still needed healing
I knew what real love felt like
So I mistook your spark for fire
But true love can’t be replaced
By counterfeit desire
[Verse 2]
There were little signs I buried
Little truths I wouldn’t name
Unkind words and sharp reminders
That you didn’t love the same
At first I thought you chose me
So I let myself believe
I kept dressing up the red flags
In the colors of a dream
I wanted this to be real
Wanted you to choose me too
Hoped the love I poured into you
Would come back to me too
But hope can make you blind sometimes
When grief is holding on
I called your spark a fire
Even when it burned me wrong
[Pre-Chorus 2]
You looked close enough to real
So I ignored the ache
Tried to call your spark a fire
Tried to make your arms my safe place
But something in me knew
Even through the pain
Counterfeit love
Don’t ever feel the same
[Repeat Chorus]
[Bridge]
When you stepped away from me
You left me lost and used
I loved you with a lifetime heart
And still felt so confused
But looking back, I see it now
God answered me in truth
He sent me what I needed
But it wasn’t meant as you
I prayed for love to find me
For a heart that needed mine
But I had to learn the difference
Between a lesson and a sign
I can’t give my whole heart
To just anybody’s hands
Love like mine deserves a home
With someone who understands
Someone who gives it back to me
Someone who won’t run
Counterfeit love taught me
Not every spark’s the sun
[Final Chorus]
I thought I found true love again
In the middle of my grieving
You looked like something heaven-sent
When my heart still needed healing
I knew what real love felt like
So I mistook your spark for enough
But true love can’t be replaced
By counterfeit love
True love can’t be replaced
By counterfeit love
