Folded

I heard what you said when you folded your pride, yeah Said you was tired of sleepin’ alone at night, yeah I ain’t perfect, I got scars too But I never played games with my heart on you I know I pulled back when it got too deep Built walls when I shoulda let you see me But don’t mistake my silence for cold I just been learnin’ how to feel, not fold If you still want me, say the word I’m right here, I ain’t disappeared I been doin’ the work, I been heal-in’ Tryna love you right, not on fear I won’t fold when it’s heavy Won’t run when it’s hard If you meet me halfway I’ll give you all of my heart Late nights, replayin’ your voice in my head Every promise we made still somethin’ I meant So if you still askin’ if I’m down to stay Yeah… I’m folded too—but I’m folded your wayI heard every word when you said you was folded Voice crackin’ like you been carryin’ too much weight You said you tried, but you felt unchosen Like love kept testin’ you day after day I won’t lie, I disappeared when it got heavy Started drownin’ in my thoughts, couldn’t breathe I was fightin’ demons you never met yet Didn’t know how to ask you to save me I know it hurt when I pulled away slow Left you readin’ between lines I never wrote But my silence wasn’t me givin’ up It was me tryin’ not to self-destruct I replay nights when you held me down When the world was loud, you my quiet sound You saw the good even when I was lost Stayed solid while I counted my flaws If you still wonder where I stand right now I ain’t foldin’, I’m just layin’ my armor down I been unlearnin’ survival love Tryna love you clean, not out of distrust I won’t fold when the pressure rise Won’t let pride be the reason we die If you fall, I’ma reach my hand If I fall, I hope you understand I ain’t promise perfection, I promise growth I promise truth even when it’s uncomfortable Late nights, I still feel your touch Still whisper your name when it’s way too much So if you askin’ me if I’m still here After all the distance, all the tears Yeah, I’m folded too—but not from fear I’m folded in love, I’m folded sincereIf I’m bein’ real, I was scared of forever Every time love got close, I’d tighten my grip I learned how to leave before I got left So I folded early, before you could flip You saw past the mask, past the image Knew when I smiled I was still in pain You asked for the truth, I changed the subject But you never once made me feel ashamed I been learnin’ love ain’t always loud Sometimes it’s patience, sometimes it’s stayin’ around It’s showin’ up tired, still choosin’ us Even when life try to tear us down So let me say what I should’ve said then I needed you more than I let you know Every time you cried, I felt it inside I just didn’t know how to let it show If you still foldin’ in the middle of the night Wonderin’ if this was all in vain Just know I’m right here, holdin’ the line Refusin’ to let us fade I ain’t askin’ you to forget the scars I ain’t askin’ you to trust me blind Just give me space to prove I’ve changed One moment, one day at a time.