I Forgot How to Love

[Intro — Spoken] I didn’t stop loving you… Somewhere along the way, I just forgot how. [Verse 1] I know how to lock a door, How to keep the whole world out, How to laugh when the room gets quiet And hide behind “I’m alright.” I know how to carry hurt Like it doesn’t weigh a pound, But every time you reach to hold me, I don’t know how to let my guard down. [Pre-Chorus] It ain’t that I don’t feel it— Girl, I feel too much. I learned every way to survive, But I forgot how to trust. [Chorus] I forgot how to love Somewhere between holding on and giving up. I learned how to make it through the night, But surviving ain’t enough. I can build a wall, I can wear a smile, I can make this broken look tough. I never stopped loving you— I just forgot how to love. [Verse 2] You don’t deserve the silence Every time you need the truth. You’re not the one I’m running from— It’s what I’ve already lived through. Every promise that got broken, Every goodbye left a scar. Now you’re standing in the doorway, Trying to find me in the dark. [Pre-Chorus] If you can see me underneath this, Maybe I’m not too far gone. Maybe your hand inside of mine Can wake up what I’ve lost. [Chorus] I forgot how to love Somewhere between holding on and giving up. I learned how to make it through the night, But surviving ain’t enough. I can build a wall, I can wear a smile, I can make this broken look tough. I never stopped loving you— I just forgot how to love. [Bridge] Don’t mistake my distance For a heart that doesn’t care. I’m fighting every ghost that says Love won’t still be there. If patience is a language, Girl, I’m trying to learn it now. Just keep saying that you love me Till I remember how. [Breakdown] I forgot how to need somebody Without feeling like I’m weak. How to say, “I’m scared you’ll leave me,” Instead of watching you leave. I forgot how to be held Without preparing for the fall… Maybe I didn’t forget love— Maybe I got scared of it all. [Final Chorus] I forgot how to love Somewhere between holding on and giving up. But I’m laying down this armor now, ’Cause surviving ain’t enough. I’ll tear down every wall, lose this stubborn pride, If it brings me back to us. No, I never stopped loving you— I was just afraid to open up. I never stopped loving you… I just forgot how to love. [Outro — Spoken] But if you’ll stay… I think I can remember.