Verse 1
I wasn’t looking for forever
just something to hold me here
something I could tell myself
so I wouldn’t disappear
I thought maybe if I found you
I’d finally choose to stay

Pre-Chorus
but something in me
never stayed long enough
to call anything home

Chorus
I was looking for a reason to stay
something I could hold onto
but every time it got too close
I didn’t know what to do
and I know it’s not your fault
you were more than I could explain
I just never learned the difference
between love and feeling caged

Verse 2
you asked me where I was going
I felt like I had to run
not from you but the feeling
of becoming someone
who answers questions
I never asked before

Pre-Chorus
and I tried to be honest
told you what I might do
you said you would risk it
even knowing the truth

Chorus
I was looking for a reason to stay
something I could hold onto
but every time it got too close
I didn’t know what to do
and I know it’s not your fault
you were more than I could explain
I just never learned the difference
between love and feeling caged

Bridge
and I’m thankful that you trusted
something I couldn’t keep
you saw something steady
in a version of me
that I didn’t believe in
even from the start
I was already leaving
before you gave me your heart

Final Chorus
I was looking for a reason to stay
but I was already gone
and you were standing beside me
when I decided to run
I know I couldn’t give you
what you thought I could be
I was trying to hold on
but I needed to leave