I’ve had a front-row seat to the way that people lie,

How they look you in the eye just to say a slow goodbye.

I’ve been a ‘temporary fix’ and a ‘stop along the way,’

For people who had nothing but the bitter things to say.

But you don’t use your words to build a cage or a wall,

You’re just the one who’s there to catch me if I fall.

I don’t need a fancy word to describe what this is,

Or a thousand memories of a meaningless kiss.

It’s just the way I don’t have to hide my face when I cry,

Or give you a reason or a ‘where’ or a ‘why.’

If you ask me what love is, I’ll just point at the door,

To the person who walked in and didn’t leave anymore.

It’s you. Just you.

Finally real… finally true… finally you.

(Finally real… finally true… finally you.)

They all promised the world and then handed me a stone,

Leaving me to build a fortress all on my own.

I stopped listening to the speeches and the ‘I’ll never leave,’

Because it’s so much harder to stay than it is to believe.

But you don’t say much, you just show up every day,

The only person who didn’t look for an easy way away.

I don’t need a fancy word to describe what this is,

Or a thousand memories of a meaningless kiss.

It’s just the way I don’t have to hide my face when I cry,

Or give you a reason or a ‘where’ or a ‘why.’

If you ask me what love is, I’ll just point at the door,

To the person who walked in and didn’t leave anymore.

It’s you. Just you.

Finally real… finally true… finally you.

The voices in my head used to tell me to run,

That the damage was permanent, that the damage was done.

They said nobody stays when it gets hard to breathe,

That everyone eventually finds a reason to leave.

But you stayed in the room, you stayed in the dark,

You’re the only person who didn’t leave a scar.

And the voices are quiet now…

For the first time, it’s quiet now.

No more looking over my shoulder,

No more waiting to be older or bolder.

Finally real… finally true… finally you.

In the end, it’s just you