VERSE 1 I used to hate this day in February Red hearts in windows felt like scars Cheap wine, paper promises And names I wrote in broken stars I dressed my hope in black on purpose So no one saw it on my sleeve Told every friend I loved my freedom While every song I sang could barely breathe
PRE-CHORUS Then you came in quiet, no champagne Just a coffee and my real name You saw the mess behind my eyes And stayed to clean the shattered glass inside
CHORUS So hold me close, not just tonight Not just under pretty lights You take the war out of my mind Turn my shadows into fireflies Every beat that’s in my chest Spells your name in violet light You are the reason I survived You are my Valentine for life
VERSE 2 You kissed the ink on all my pages Didn’t flinch at every line Where old ghosts carved their initials And left "unlovable" behind You wrapped your hands around my edges Didn’t bleed, you just held on Told me every crack was proof That even broken hearts stay strong
PRE-CHORUS 2 When I say "go", you say "I’m here" When I pull back, you pull me near You turn the sirens in my head Into a choir of softer words instead
CHORUS So hold me close, not just tonight Not just under pretty lights You take the war out of my mind Turn my shadows into fireflies Every beat that’s in my chest Spells your name in violet light You are the reason I survived You are my Valentine for life
BRIDGE If the world forgets our names If the colors start to fade If I lose my way in all this noise Promise you will still stay When my faith is paper-thin When the storm is at our door Put your hand against my heartbeat Say "I am not going anywhere, not anymore"
FINAL CHORUS So hold me close, for every year For every laugh and every tear You turn my midnight into dawn You are the home my restless heart has leaned on Every scar that I once hid Now just proof that love survived You are the reason I am alive You are my Valentine for life
OUTRO Every beat that’s in my chest Whispers your name every time If forever has a face It is the one that’s looking back in mine You are my Valentine for life Not just tonight, for all my life. 
