I'll Hold the Door

[Verse 1]
You come in carrying the whole day wrong
Coat still damp from the bus-stop rain
I set the kettle on, you say nothing
I stay beside you till words come back

[Pre-Chorus]
No grand cure, no perfect phrase
Just a chair pulled close, a little space
When the room feels hard to enter
I’ll be the one who holds the door

[Chorus]
I want you to know you are wanted here
When your own heart makes it hard to believe
I’ll say your name like it matters, because it does
I’ll keep a place for you, whatever you need
If love is a thing we can hand to each other
Then take both my hands—let me give you enough
I live for the moment your breathing lets go
And you feel, at last, that you’re loved

[Verse 2]
I learn how you take your tea too sweet
Which old story still makes you laugh
I remember the date you dread each year
And call before the evening gets long

[Pre-Chorus]
No bright answer, no easy fix
Just honest time and a stubborn kiss
When the room feels hard to enter
I’ll be the one who holds the door

[Chorus]
I want you to know you are wanted here
When your own heart makes it hard to believe
I’ll say your name like it matters, because it does
I’ll keep a place for you, whatever you need
If love is a thing we can hand to each other
Then take both my hands—let me give you enough
I live for the moment your breathing lets go
And you feel, at last, that you’re loved

[Bridge]
And if the whole world turns its back on you
If every road runs out beneath your feet
I will come through the weather, I will stay
I will keep the promise when it’s hard to keep
You don’t have to earn a softer morning
You don’t have to make your hurt look small
You are not a burden, not a lesson
You are someone I would choose through it all

[Final Chorus]
I want you to know you are wanted here
Let the doubt break apart, let the truth come through
I’ll say your name like it matters, because it does
I’ll keep a place in this world for you
If love is a thing we can hand to each other
Take both my hands—there is more than enough
I live for the moment your breathing lets go
And you feel, at last, that you’re loved
You are loved
You are loved

[Outro]
I’ll stay till the kettle goes quiet
I’ll stay till you know you’re not alone