The Long Bend of Love

[Intro] Softly now, I tread where hearts have bled before Footsteps echo on a floor of promises and tears [Verse 1] I tell myself to step back, to count the scars I wear Love’s a bright flame with a dangerous flare We chase the spark and burn till dawn lights the floor Then wake to empty rooms and what we hoped for [Pre-Chorus] But your eyes pull like gravity, your laughter rings like bells I hear the choir of maybes ringing hollow in my chest [Chorus] Is the sweetness worth the ache we keep inviting in? When the night returns with questions we can’t pretend to win If the pain is the price for every touch we tried to mend Is the brief glow worth the long, slow bend? [Verse 2] We trade a quiet sunrise for a storm we can’t outrun Linked hands tremble, hearts become a stubborn one We measure every smile against the chance of goodbye And choose to stay, though we know we’re bound to cry [Pre-Chorus] Your whisper says stay, my stubborn heart agrees for now And in the hush we learn what love will demand somehow [Chorus] Is the sweetness worth the ache we keep inviting in? When the night returns with questions we can’t pretend to win If the pain is the price for every touch we tried to mend Is the brief glow worth the long, slow bend? [Bridge] Maybe the road is honesty dressed in doubt Maybe the brave thing is to walk away and let love breathe out [Chorus] Is the sweetness worth the ache we keep inviting in? When the night returns with questions we can’t pretend to win If the pain is the price for every touch we tried to mend Is the brief glow worth the long, slow bend? [Outro] So I let the fire flicker and fade into the dawn Carry the memory softly, where it belongs