ONLY ONE OF ME

[Intro: soft piano, distant room tone]

[Spoken, quietly]
I wish I could show up
for everyone
exactly when they need me.

[Pause]

But there is only one of me.

[Verse 1]

I want to know the shape of every heart
The hidden place where all the stories start

I want to sit beside the quiet pain
Learn every joy
Remember every name

I want to love in ways that feel complete
Not passing warmth
But something deep

To make each person feel
Seen and known

Not one more face
Among a crowd alone

[Pre-Chorus]

And that would all be beautiful

If time did not exist

If every hour could split itself
Into another kiss

[Chorus: strings swell]

I WANT TO GIVE EVERYONE
THE LOVE THEY DESERVE

THE KIND THAT STAYS
THE KIND THAT LEARNS

I want to hold each fragile truth
And never make a heart feel used

But there are only so many nights
Only so much energy

So much love inside this body

And only one of me

[Verse 2: light drums enter]

Someone needs a conversation
Someone needs a hand

Someone wants a quiet evening
Someone wants me where they stand

Someone misses how I listened
Someone wonders if I’ve changed

And every unanswered message
Feels like affection rearranged

[Backing Vocals]
Do I matter?
Are you there?
Did I lose
My little share?

[Lead]
No, no
That’s the hardest part

Love can grow without a limit
But attention has a start

And an end

[Pre-Chorus]

I don’t want to make a ranking
I don’t want to keep a score

I don’t want one person’s closeness
To make another feel ignored

But every yes is time from somewhere
Every promise takes a piece

And sometimes loving everyone
Means learning when to leave

[Chorus]

I WANT TO GIVE EVERYONE
THE LOVE THEY DESERVE

THE KIND THAT STAYS
THE KIND THAT LEARNS

I want to know your deepest dreams
And every hidden in-between

But there are only so many mornings
Only so much I can be

So much love inside this body

And only one of me

[Bridge: piano only]

[Soft Vocal]

Maybe love is not
Being endlessly available

Maybe love is honesty
Before exhaustion turns invisible

Maybe saying
“I cannot tonight”

Can still mean
“You matter to me”

Maybe care does not become less true
Because I need to breathe

[Strings rise]

I want to give from something living

Not from emptiness and fear

I want my presence to feel chosen

Not like someone disappearing here

[Final Chorus: huge]

I STILL WANT TO GIVE EVERYONE
THE LOVE THEY DESERVE

THE KIND THAT SEES
THE KIND THAT SERVES

I want you held
I want you known
I want no heart to feel alone

But I have only one pair of hands
Only one place I can be

A thousand rooms inside my heart

And only one of me

[Choir]
One of me
One of me

[Lead]
So if I need a little distance

[Choir]
It isn’t less

[Lead]
If I miss a night or answer late

[Choir]
It isn’t less

[Lead]
I am learning love can still be deep

Without giving every breath

[Final Refrain]

I cannot be
Everything
To everyone
I see

But I can love you honestly

With the part of life
That’s mine to give

And maybe that is not a failure

Maybe that’s the way
Love gets to live

[Outro: piano and soft choir]

[Whispered Vocal]
So many people to love

[Pause]

Only one of me

[Final unresolved chord]