Your Fear was louder(Mine)

“Your Fear Was Louder” [Verse 1] You looked at me like I was your home, but every time I got too close, you closed the door. You said you only needed time, you said it wasn’t about me, but somewhere between your words I could hear your fear. You could hold my hands, but you couldn’t hold my heart. You could tell me how you felt, but not what it did to you. And every time I chose to stay, you drifted further away, like you were running from something you had already found in me. [Pre-Chorus] I tried so hard not to pressure you, learned to understand your silence. But eventually I had to realize: you can’t love someone out of their fear. [Chorus] 'Cause your fear was louder than your “stay,” louder than the love we had. You didn’t lose me because you felt nothing, you lost me because you were too afraid to let me in. I would’ve held you if you ever let yourself fall. I would’ve loved you with every broken piece of you. But you saved yourself and lost us both instead. And maybe that was our tragedy: you wanted me— but not the courage to truly love me. [Verse 2] I remember your eyes when you thought I couldn’t see. That little “don’t go yet” before you pulled away again. You reached for closeness, only to destroy it, because love to you was never just warmth— it was the fear of losing it. And I became more careful, made my questions softer. I hid the things I needed so you wouldn’t run again. I made myself smaller beside you, just so you wouldn’t feel afraid. Until one day I had to ask myself: which one of us was really disappearing? [Pre-Chorus] You thought distance would protect you, but distance only tore us apart. And while you kept building higher walls, I stood outside and waited. [Chorus] 'Cause your fear was louder than your “stay,” louder than the love we had. You didn’t lose me because you felt nothing, you lost me because you were too afraid to let me in. I would’ve held you if you ever let yourself fall. I would’ve loved you with every broken piece of you. But you saved yourself and lost us both instead. And maybe that was our tragedy: you wanted me— but not the courage to truly love me. [Bridge – Soft] Maybe you think about me sometimes when the night gets quiet. Maybe you wonder if I’m still somewhere waiting for you. I’m not. But I hope one day you’ll understand that not every hand reaching for you is a cage. That closeness doesn’t mean you have to lose yourself. That someone can love you without wanting to own you. And sometimes you’re not running from love— you’re running from the part of yourself that believes you don’t deserve it. [Final Chorus] Your fear was louder than your “stay,” but my love has grown quiet now. I stopped trying to save you because I was losing myself. I would’ve held you, but you never wanted to fall. I would’ve understood you, but you never let me in. And here we are, two people who truly wanted each other— but only one of us had the courage to let go. [Outro] I believe you when you say you loved me. But love alone isn’t enough when fear takes the wheel every single time. And if one day you learn to stop running from the thing you want the most… …remember this: I was once there. And I would have stayed.