Marking Minefields

[Verse 1]
I learned to read your face too late
A careful word, a slammed-in gate
I meant to make the room feel safe
Then left another wire in place

[Pre-Chorus]
I say I’m trying, then I turn
Your quiet into something to discern

[Chorus]
I’m still learning how to love you well
How not to turn a home into a cell
I plant the danger where we used to stand
Then ask you to keep reaching for my hand

[Verse 2]
I count the little cracks I made
The tender things I misplayed
You shouldn’t have to map the floor
Or guess what I might break once more

[Bridge]
Stay if you want, but I won’t call it owed
I’ll clear one path and let the truth be known

[Final Chorus]
I’m still learning how to love you well
How not to turn a home into a cell
I’ll name the minefields, mark them where they lie
And do the work before you have to try