Don’t tell me about the laughter
That only lives on borrowed time
The kind that needs the lights just right
And leaves when we’re not fine
I’ve known the ones who shine so loud
Until silence fills the room
When joy was all they ever had
And pain was mine alone to move
When the night won’t let us sleep
And the truth is hard to face
Who’s still here when all that’s left
Is the worst we can’t erase?
Don’t be with the one you can only stand
When it’s easy, when it’s light, when it’s fun
Be with the heart that doesn’t leave
When the long nights have just begun
Don’t love me for the good in me
Or the version I become
Be with the one you can stand beside
Be with the one you can stand to suffer with
I don’t need a perfect ending
Or a fire that never dies
I need someone who won’t flinch
When they see it in my eyes
When I’m tired of pretending
And the weight won’t let me breathe
I don’t want to be repaired
I just want you here with me
When the past comes back to claim us
And the future feels unsure
Tell me who still chooses us
When love isn’t the cure
Don’t be with the one you can only stand
When the world feels young and kind
Be with the soul who stays awake
When the dark takes over your mind
Don’t love me for the strength I fake
Or the calm I never had
Be with the one you don’t escape from
Be with the one who shares the bad
If love is just a feeling
It won’t survive the weight
I need a hand that doesn’t loosen
When hope starts running late
Let’s be broken, let’s be honest
Let’s not look away
If this life is going to hurt us
Let’s hurt the same way
Don’t be with the one you can only stand
When there’s laughter left to chase
Be with the one who stays right here
In the quiet, in the ache
Love isn’t built on good times
It’s built on what we do
When the fun is long forgotten
And we’re still standing—me and you
When everything is stripped to bone
And all that’s left is truth
I don’t need someone to save me
I need someone to suffer through