I Was Real, You Were Temporary - ArlenaZara
I loved you with a steady heart
I know when you'd be passing through
I built a home inside your arms while you were searching for something new
I meant every word I said
Every promise, every tear I shed
I stayed when loving got too hard
You left when it asked for your heart
I held the truth, you held your fear
I leaned in close, you disappeared
I gave you roots, you chased the sky
I stayed, you learned how to say goodbye
I was real, you were temporary
I love deep, you love lightly
I gave my soul, you gave excuses
I fought for us, you found your reasons
I was forever in my way
You were just passing through my days
I was real, you were temporary
And that's the part that breaks me lately
I read your silence like a sign
Said your distance wasn't mine
I carried where you wouldn't feel
Loved you honest, loved you real
I forgave what cut me deep
Slept alone while you found sleep
I made a place for you to stay
You always knew you'd walk away
I held the truth, you held your fear
I leaned in close, you disappeared
I gave you roots, you chased the sky
I stayed, you learned how to say goodbye
I was real, you were temporary
I love deep, you love lightly
I gave my soul, you gave excuses
I fought for us, you found your reasons
I was forever in my way
You were just passing through my days
I was real, you were temporary
And that's the part that breaks me lately
Maybe I love with open hands while you were never meant to land
But I won't blame my heart for care
I loved you fully standing there
Flawing you was my mistake
Then I'll still own the love I gave
Because being real is who I am even if you couldn't stay
I was real, you were temporary
But I won't shrink or love less bravely
I'll keep my heart the way it is
Honest, deep, no counterfeit
You were a season, not my home
I'll see that now I've finally grown
I was real, you were temporary
And now survival broke me slowly
I was real
And that will always matter