Love Me Again

[Verse 1]
I learn your favorite color
Before I learn your middle name
I turn each small kindness
Into proof I’m worth the stay
I make my laughter brighter
When your attention starts to drift
Then count the seconds after
Like they’re something I can fix

[Pre-Chorus]
If you want me, I can be
Every version you might need

[Chorus]
Love me loud, love me again
Say I matter, tell me when
I keep reaching past my skin
For a yes that settles in
Love me now, then love me more
I keep score and call it sure
But your praise can’t fill the space
I keep hiding from my face

[Verse 2]
I watch your eyes for weather
I rehearse the right reply
A compliment can hold me
Till the next one passes by
I’m tired of auditioning
For a place inside your mind
Still I chase the little signal
That says I’m not left behind

[Bridge]
Who am I when no one claps?
Who am I between the gaps?
I want to stay here, unperformed
Not a promise to be adored

[Final Chorus]
Love me loud, love me again
Say I matter, tell me when
I keep reaching past my skin
Now I’m learning to come in
Love me now, then love me more
I won’t beg outside your door
Your praise can’t name my worth for me
I’m more than what you see