[Intro: soft piano, distant room tone] [Spoken, quietly] I wish I could show up for everyone exactly when they need me. [Pause] But there is only one of me. [Verse 1] I want to know the shape of every heart The hidden place where all the stories start I want to sit beside the quiet pain Learn every joy Remember every name I want to love in ways that feel complete Not passing warmth But something deep To make each person feel Seen and known Not one more face Among a crowd alone [Pre-Chorus] And that would all be beautiful If time did not exist If every hour could split itself Into another kiss [Chorus: strings swell] I WANT TO GIVE EVERYONE THE LOVE THEY DESERVE THE KIND THAT STAYS THE KIND THAT LEARNS I want to hold each fragile truth And never make a heart feel used But there are only so many nights Only so much energy So much love inside this body And only one of me [Verse 2: light drums enter] Someone needs a conversation Someone needs a hand Someone wants a quiet evening Someone wants me where they stand Someone misses how I listened Someone wonders if I’ve changed And every unanswered message Feels like affection rearranged [Backing Vocals] Do I matter? Are you there? Did I lose My little share? [Lead] No, no That’s the hardest part Love can grow without a limit But attention has a start And an end [Pre-Chorus] I don’t want to make a ranking I don’t want to keep a score I don’t want one person’s closeness To make another feel ignored But every yes is time from somewhere Every promise takes a piece And sometimes loving everyone Means learning when to leave [Chorus] I WANT TO GIVE EVERYONE THE LOVE THEY DESERVE THE KIND THAT STAYS THE KIND THAT LEARNS I want to know your deepest dreams And every hidden in-between But there are only so many mornings Only so much I can be So much love inside this body And only one of me [Bridge: piano only] [Soft Vocal] Maybe love is not Being endlessly available Maybe love is honesty Before exhaustion turns invisible Maybe saying “I cannot tonight” Can still mean “You matter to me” Maybe care does not become less true Because I need to breathe [Strings rise] I want to give from something living Not from emptiness and fear I want my presence to feel chosen Not like someone disappearing here [Final Chorus: huge] I STILL WANT TO GIVE EVERYONE THE LOVE THEY DESERVE THE KIND THAT SEES THE KIND THAT SERVES I want you held I want you known I want no heart to feel alone But I have only one pair of hands Only one place I can be A thousand rooms inside my heart And only one of me [Choir] One of me One of me [Lead] So if I need a little distance [Choir] It isn’t less [Lead] If I miss a night or answer late [Choir] It isn’t less [Lead] I am learning love can still be deep Without giving every breath [Final Refrain] I cannot be Everything To everyone I see But I can love you honestly With the part of life That’s mine to give And maybe that is not a failure Maybe that’s the way Love gets to live [Outro: piano and soft choir] [Whispered Vocal] So many people to love [Pause] Only one of me [Final unresolved chord]
