Real Man, Real Scars

[Verse 1]
I was learning how to sleep
On the cold side of my bed
Promising myself
I’d stay alone instead
Then you laughed at something small
Held the door
But held my eye
Asked me how my day was
Waited for the why

[Pre-Chorus]
You don’t rush the parts I hide
You don’t flinch at what he did
Sit with all my silence
Like it’s not too much to give

[Chorus]
I said I’m done with love
I mean it
My hands shake when you reach them
But you don’t pull
You just stand
You feel like a real man
I’ve still got ghosts in my chest
You don’t treat them like a test
You just hold what you can
You feel like a real man

[Verse 2]
I still brace for raised voices
When a message hits at night
But you text
“I’m home safe
Hope you’re sleeping all right”
You remember little dates
Like the day I almost cried
At the grocery in the aisle
When you stayed right by my side

[Pre-Chorus]
You don’t ask me to be fine
Just to tell you where it hurts
You say
“I can take the truth
I won’t make it worse”

[Chorus]
I said I’m done with love
I mean it
My hands shake when you reach them
But you don’t pull
You just stand
You feel like a real man
I’ve still got ghosts in my chest
You don’t treat them like a test
You just hold what you can
You feel like a real man

[Bridge]
I’m scared of how soft this feels (so soft)
Scared it might disappear (right when I fall)
If I give you every bruise I hide
Will you stay
Stay right here?

[Chorus]
I said I’m done with love
I mean it
My hands shake when you reach them
But you don’t pull
You just stand
You feel like a real man
If I fall
If I break
Promise me you’ll never fake
You just are who you am
Real love
From a real man (yeah)