staying

You were calm in a room I couldn’t sit in Always five steps ahead, always finished You talked in numbers, I talked too fast You were so sure, I never asked You moved through silence like it meant something I filled the space with anything You offered plans, I disappeared But you stayed — you always stayed right here And I’m hard to love, but you don’t flinch You make it easy not to quit You keep me steady, I get lost You write the list, I cross it off I’m a mess you never try to fix You’re the calm, and I’m the risk I forget what I meant to say But you never walk away You fold your shirts and make your bed I stay in mine and overthink instead You always know what’s coming next I chase a thought and leave the rest You get up early, I stay in You do the work, I feel the wind We say things differently, still it lands You hold my fear in open hands And I’m hard to love, but you don’t flinch You make it easy not to quit You keep me steady, I get lost You write the list, I cross it off I’m a mess you never try to fix You’re the calm, and I’m the risk I forget what I meant to say But you never walk away You could’ve chosen something simpler But you saw something in the blur Now I trace your freckles just to stay And you hold me like I’m not afraid [Final Chorus] I’m not a checklist, I’m a flood But you still hold me like I’m enough You take your time, I miss the signs But somehow we still arrive Not perfect, but we’re fine Still mine