I see you reaching through the dim again,

Hand on mine like you’re asking me to breathe again

I’ve been the warning sign in every life I’ve touched

A fallen halo, cracked and rusted from too much

I’m not what you think, I’m not what you think

I feel you pull me toward the light,

but devils don’t belong in something bright

If I fade now, it keeps you safe

I’d rather vanish than be your pain

You’re not fading, I’m right here

You’re not the monster you’ve learned to fear

Even if I’m just a memory,

A ghost in the cracks of your history

I still remember every vow,

Even if you can’t see me now

You’re not a memory, you’re standing here.

You’re more than the shadows that kept you scared.

Even if you drift, I’ll pull you near

you’re worth more than what you disappear from.

I see the tremor in your fingers when I hold your hand,

Like you’re bracing for the part where I let go again.

But I chose you, even with the cracks and the ash

Your heart beats loud enough to drown the past.

I’m not afraid

You call yourself the danger in every room,

but you’re just a survivor who never bloomed.

If pulling back keeps you from falling apart

Then I’ll stay right here with your shaking heart

Don’t hold me, don’t save me

I break every hand that tries to claim me

I warned you to run

the deeper you go, the darker I become!

I’m a curse, a storm, a story that ends

don’t bury your future in the devil’s hands!

If you were danger, I’d already be gone

But you’re the one place my heartbeat belongs

I’m not trying to fix you, I’m just trying to stay

But you keep slipping further away

This is all I know

Pulling back feels like control

Then let me hold on, even if you don’t

Even if I’m just a memory,

Lost in the echo of who I used to be

I still remember every vow,

Even if you can’t see me now

Even if I’m not your story’s end

I’ll love you like I did back then.

You’re not a ghost, don’t fade from me

You don’t have to burn just to keep me free

Even if you pull away, I’m staying still

I’ll meet you halfway, even if you won’t heal.

Run from me, if it keeps you whole

I’ll stay in the shadows where I know my role

But thank you

for reaching anyway

I’m still here, even if you aren’t ready yet