Raise Your Expectations

Verse 1 I hear you talking online, saying love don’t come easy Saying women don’t want you, saying the world is too greedy But every hand you held, did you try to understand? Or did you count what she gave while you called yourself a man? You said she was cold, but did you make her feel safe? Did you honor her body, her spirit, her space? Love ain’t a prize that you earn with a line It’s a garden you water, not a thing you can buy Pre-Chorus We’ve been through enough We can feel when it’s fake We can hear what you mean By the moves that you make Don’t come dressed as love If control is your plan A woman can tell The boy from the man Verse 2 She don’t need your ego standing guard at the door She needs your hands gentle, your heart wanting more More than her beauty, more than her skin More than the parts of her you’re trying to get in Can you listen when she’s hurting Without trying to fix? Can you love without pressure Without keeping score of it? Can you be sensitive and still be secure? Can you give her the loving that feels safe and pure? Pre-Chorus We’ve been through enough We don’t fall for the show We’ve heard all the lines We’ve seen where they go Don’t call it romance If it’s hunger in disguise A woman can read What you hide in your eyes Chorus Raise your expectations of women Not what they owe you, but who they can be Stop acting big when your heart isn’t giving Stop calling a transaction intimacy Treat her with respect Hold her like truth Honor her body Let kindness move through you Be soft with her soul Be strong with your care If you want real love Then learn how to be there Bridge / Spoken Word Advice to the men who say it’s hard to find love: Start by making yourself safe to love. Stop asking, “What can she do for me?” Ask, “How does she feel in my presence?” Does she feel seen? Does she feel respected? Does she feel free to say no? Does she feel cherished when nobody’s watching? A woman is not a lesson for your loneliness. She is not proof that you are worthy. She is not a body to conquer or a soft place to dump your pain. She is a whole universe. Come humble, or don’t come at all. Final Chorus Raise your expectations of women See the divine in the one standing near Love isn’t ownership, love isn’t winning Love is the way that you handle her fear Treat her with respect Hold her like truth Honor her body Let kindness move through you Be soft with her soul Be strong with your care If you want real love Then learn how to be there Outro We’ve been through enough We can see through the game Come with clean hands Or don’t speak her name Love her with patience Love her with grace And watch how a woman Turns your heart into a sacred place