Lyrics

I used to talk in promises
Build castles in the air
Say always, say someday, say us
Like love was proof I cared
But I saw the way your shoulders tensed
Every time I said your name
Like even hope felt heavy
Like love itself was blame
So I took my hands off destiny
Laid the future on the floor
I didn’t stop loving you
I just stopped asking for more

I learned that fear can sound like silence
And space can still be real
And sometimes loving someone
Means letting them still feel

I stopped asking for forever
Stopped begging you to stay
I don’t need a lifetime
I just need today
I don’t need your promises
Or words you can’t yet say
I stopped asking for forever
And found peace in one more day

I watched you breathe a little easier
When I loosened up my grip
Like love felt safer
When it wasn’t ownership
I saw the woman underneath
The walls you learned to build
Not broken, not unfinished
Just learning how to feel
I don’t need to be your answer
I don’t need to be your cure
I just want to be a place you land
When the world feels unsure

I know your past still speaks too loud
I know the nights get long
I’m not here to chase your ghosts
Or prove that they were wrong

I stopped asking for forever
Stopped pulling at your heart
I don’t need the ending
I just need the start
If all you have is right now
If tomorrow’s still unclear
I stopped asking for forever
And I’ll meet you right here
Bridge (spoken or half-sung, intimate)
This isn’t me leaving
This isn’t me gone
This is me choosing love
Without holding you hostage to time
You don’t owe me a future
You don’t owe me a vow
I’m not asking you to be ready
I’m just asking you to be now
Final Chorus (lift, steady strength)
I stopped asking for forever
And somehow I feel free
Love doesn’t have to trap you
To still choose me
If one day turns into more days
Then we’ll see where they go
But I stopped asking for forever
And I didn’t lose hope

If you ever wonder why I stayed
Without demanding proof
It’s because love doesn’t need a contract
To still be true