How Much Will It Take

[Verse 1]
How many doors do I have to leave unlocked?
How many honest words before you talk?
I bring you coffee, I remember every scar
Still you keep your heart behind a guarded bar

[Pre-Chorus]
Tell me what it costs
Tell me where to start
I could cross the distance
If it gets me to your heart

[Chorus]
How much will it take for you to love me?
How far do I go before you trust?
I can give you every quiet part of me
But I need to know if that's enough
How much will it take for you to love me?
Say the number, say it plain
I would trade my pride for one true answer
I just can't keep guessing through the rain

[Verse 2]
I learn the names of every fear you hide
I leave a little room for you beside
You smile, then turn away before it lands
Like tenderness is slipping through your hands

[Pre-Chorus]
Tell me what it costs
Tell me where to start
I could lose the armor
If you let me near your heart

[Chorus]
How much will it take for you to love me?
How far do I go before you trust?
I can give you every quiet part of me
But I need to know if that's enough
How much will it take for you to love me?
Say the number, say it plain
I would trade my pride for one true answer
I just can't keep guessing through the rain

[Bridge]
Maybe love is not a locked room
Maybe I can't earn the key
Maybe all this reaching proves
You have to choose to reach for me

[Final Chorus]
How much will it take for you to love me?
No more circles, no disguise
I have given you the truest part of me
Now I need the truth behind your eyes
How much will it take for you to love me?
If the answer isn't us
I will leave with all my heart intact
Not because I don't love you—because I must

[Outro]
Tell me what it costs
Tell me where to start
Or let me go with all this love
Still beating in my heart