I’ll Be The Love You Needed

[Intro - Soft Piano, Spoken Word] There is a child within me who still remembers. Healing does not require hatred. I can tell the truth without becoming imprisoned by blame. [Verse 1] Little one, I know you learned to hide, To read every face and keep fear inside. You wondered if love was supposed to feel strange, And thought being perfect might keep you from pain. [Pre-Chorus] But you were never too much. You were never the cause. You were a child trying to understand a world full of wounds. [Chorus] I’ll be the love you needed, The shelter you deserved. I’ll hold you without hurting, I’ll guide you without shame. You do not have to earn me, You do not have to plead. I’ll be the love you needed, I’ll give you what you need. [Verse 2] Some caregivers loved from a wounded place, With fear in their bodies and grief on their face. I do not need hatred to tell what was true, I can understand them and still choose a line. [Bridge - Spoken Word, Minimal Piano] Grace does not mean pretending it did not hurt. I can honor that some did their best with damaged tools, And still say their best did not always meet my needs. [Chorus] I’ll be the love you needed, The shelter you deserved. I’ll hold you without hurting, I’ll guide you without shame. You do not have to earn me, You do not have to plead. I’ll be the love you needed, I’ll give you what you need. [Outro - Soft Choir] I am no longer waiting for the past to become different. I am giving myself now what I needed then. With patience. With truth. With love.