[Verse 1] I never asked for kingdoms, Never dreamed of fields of gold, Never needed crowds to know my name Before I'm growing old. I only wanted something No fortune ever knew— To close my eyes inside someone's arms And know their love was true. [Pre-Chorus] I've been the shelter in the rain, The steady hand, the one who stayed, But who holds the heart That learned to carry everyone away? [Chorus] I just wanna swim in love Like a fish that trusts the sea, With no fear the tide will turn And leave the shore beneath my feet. I don't need a crown above me, I don't need the world to see— I just want somebody's heart To make a home of me. (Is that too much?) (Is that too much to need?) [Verse 2] I want a love that knows my silence, That hears the words I never say, A mother's warmth when nights are colder, A father's hand that says, I'll stay. I've worn my strength like armor, I've smiled when I could barely stand, How strange to spend a lifetime giving And still not know a gentle hand. [Pre-Chorus] I've been the harbor for the broken, I've been the light they traveled by, But even lighthouses get lonely Standing faithful through the night. [Chorus] I just wanna swim in love Like a fish that trusts the sea, Not afraid that every tenderness Will disappear from me. Keep your castles, keep your fortune, Keep the power people seek— Give me one heart that will hold me When I'm tired of being strong for weeks. (Is that too much?) (Is that too much to need?) [Bridge] Sometimes I feel like forgotten people On the margins of history, Giving blood to every chapter While the glory passes me. But somewhere underneath the ruins Something innocent survives— A little window left half-open, Waiting for love to arrive. [Breakdown] And maybe one day someone Will walk quietly through that door, No diamonds in their pockets, No promises of evermore. They'll see the weight upon my shoulders, Touch my face and softly say: You've carried yourself for so long... Let me carry you today. [Final Chorus] Then let me swim inside your love Like a river finds the sea, Let me learn that being held Doesn't mean I'm weak or incomplete. I don't want the whole world, darling, Just one place where I can be More than the man who carries everyone— Be the one you carry tenderly. No fields of gold, No throne above— Just hold this tired heart And call it love. [Outro] If that's too much to ask of life, I'll leave my window open still... For love may come without a sound When the lonely night is still.
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