Hold You Close Without

[Verse 1]
I brought the whole sea to your small front door
You had a key, but you needed a shore
I called every limit a failure to care
You said, “I’m still here, but I need some air”

[Pre-Chorus]
So I’m learning the shape of a yes and a no
How a door can stay open and still close slow

[Chorus]
I can love you wide, I can love you well
Keep one hand on the line where our two lives dwell
Not a cage, not a wall, just a place to begin
I can meet you at the edge and still let you in
Boundless heart, bring it down to a human size
Make a little room for your truth and mine
If I want us to grow, if I want this to last
I can hold you close without holding you fast

[Verse 2]
I used to think care meant never to part
Like proof was the weight of a hand on a heart
Now I ask what you need, and I tell you mine
There’s a freedom in drawing a steady line

[Pre-Chorus]
Not every rule is a lock on the door
Some make a bridge we can both walk toward

[Chorus]
I can love you wide, I can love you well
Keep one hand on the line where our two lives dwell
Not a cage, not a wall, just a place to begin
I can meet you at the edge and still let you in
Boundless heart, bring it down to a human size
Make a little room for your truth and mine
If I want us to grow, if I want this to last
I can hold you close without holding you fast

[Bridge]
This world has measures, names, and gates
We can curse the frame or learn its shape
My love can be huge; it can also hear
The small honest sentence: “I need you near, not here”

[Final Chorus]
I can love you wide, I can love you well
Keep one hand on the line where our two lives dwell
Not a cage, not a wall, just a place to begin
I can meet you at the edge and still let you in
Boundless heart, bring it down to a human size
Make a little room for your truth and mine
If I want us to grow, if I want this to last
I can hold you close without holding you fast

[Outro]
Wide heart, steady hands
Love can live inside the plans