I Lost A Little Hope - ArlenaZara
I held your name like a promise
You never made out loud
I loved you in the quiet
Where no one else allowed
I learned your fears by heart
You never learned mine
I was already all in
While you were passing time
I didn't mind the waiting
Till this day
This was love I carried alone
No hands on the other side
I build a future in my head
While you just let it slide
I gave you everything I had
Asked for almost none
It was love I carried alone
And it finally broke me, love
You leaned on me for comfort
And left when you felt strong
I stayed through all your doubts
You never stayed too long
I made excuses for your absence
Called it space, called it growth
But every time you walked away
I lost a little hope
I kept believing patience
Was proof
This was love I carried alone
No hands on the other side
I build a future in my head
While you just let it slide
I gave you everything I had
Asked for almost none
It was love I carried alone
And it finally broke me, love
If loving you felt heavier
Than losing you ever could
Why did I stay so long
Just hoping that you would
I don't blame you for not knowing
What I never said
Some love dies quietly
Inside your chest
This was love I carried alone
But I'm setting it down tonight
I won't drag this ache with me
Into another life
I deserve a love that meets me halfway
Not undone
This was love I carried alone
Now I'm choosing someone
Some love isn't unreturned
It's just never shared