[Verse 1] I learn your favorite laugh and hand it back to you Make every sentence land the way you want it to I’m counting every nod like it can certify That I am worth the look you give me when I shine [Pre-Chorus] If I can make you want me, maybe I’ll believe The ache has got a reason, the wanting can leave [Chorus] Love me loud, love me true Tell me I’m enough and I’ll believe it too I keep turning every face into a mirror Say you need me, make the picture clearer Love me now, don’t let it end I’m a little less afraid when I’m your friend But the praise runs out, and the old doubt starts I can’t get a whole heart from a hundred hearts [Verse 2] I’m quick with the answer, quick with the grin I give you the version that knows how to fit in Then I get home to the silence inside And wonder which part of me I left behind [Bridge] Maybe I’m not empty when nobody claps Maybe I can stand where the wanting collapses [Final Chorus] Love me loud, love me true Tell me I’m enough—I’m learning that too I keep turning every face into a mirror Now I’m looking past it, seeing myself clearer Love me now, and I’ll still be here Not a performance built out of fear When the praise runs out, when the crowd departs I’m still a person with my own whole heart
