[Intro] Hmm-hmm [Verse 1] I learned love with conditions, smile if you want to stay Be quiet when the room shifts, don't ask for too much space Affection came with warnings, praise that could disappear I learned early how to listen for danger in the air [Chorus] So when I love, I love too hard I give until I'm gone I become what you're asking for just to keep you close And when I don't, I leave so fast No fight, no fight, no second look Distance feels like breathing, silence feels like truth [Verse 2] I don't know how to reach you without losing who I am I don't know how to stay here without an exit plan They taught me love was fragile, that warmth could turn to cold That being wanted was temporary and being real was bold I learned to read the silence more than what was said To feel the shift in energy before the damage spread So I overthink the quiet, I brace before the fall I prepare for abandonment even when there's none at all [Chorus] So when I love, I love too hard I give until I'm gone I become what you're asking for just to keep you close And when I don't, I leave so fast No fight, no fight, no second look Distance feels like breathing, silence feels like truth [Bridge] They say it's fear of closeness, they say it's fear of loss I say it's repetition when love comes at a cost I want something steady, I want something kind But my nervous system is still stuck in overtime [Outro] I'm always on alert, waiting for the switch Affection into absence, tenderness into glitch If I disappear, it's not because I don't care It's because staying still feels unsafe I'm not cold, I'm careful, I'm not distant, I'm tired I'm just trying to love without being required So when I love, I love too hard And when I'm done, I'm gone No middle ground, just extremes that I learned to young Hmm-hmm [End] ©Quantum Soul 2026 All rights reserved
