The Shape of You

[Intro]
I used to ask one question
Like it had one answer

[Verse 1]
You held my keys while I ran for the train
You kept them safe, then you lost them again
You show up early when somebody’s sick
But dates and directions don’t always quite stick

I used to sort people in yes or in no
A door locked tight or a wide-open road
Then I watched you try, watched you miss, watched you learn
And found there are corners we earn as we turn

[Pre-Chorus]
Not every hand can carry every weight
Not every promise means the same thing
We learn by asking, we learn by time
By saying what’s yours, what’s yours and what’s mine

[Chorus]
Trust isn’t all or nothing
It’s knowing where to place it
The ways you show up steady
The parts we need to name yet
I learn the shape of you
You learn the shape of me
And every honest boundary
Makes room for us to meet

[Verse 2]
You’re good with the truth when the room gets tense
But don’t lend you money without talking it through first
I keep a secret, but I’m slow to reply
You’ll make the hard call when I freeze up inside

No verdict, no stamp, no perfect design
Just two changing people drawing a line
Then moving it gently when something is new
The map gets more human the more that we do

[Pre-Chorus]
Not every hand can carry every weight
Not every promise means the same thing
We learn by asking, we learn by time
By saying what’s yours, what’s yours and what’s mine

[Chorus]
Trust isn’t all or nothing
It’s knowing where to place it
The ways you show up steady
The parts we need to name yet
I learn the shape of you
You learn the shape of me
And every honest boundary
Makes room for us to meet

[Bridge]
Maybe you can sit beside my grief
But not decide how long it stays
Maybe I can guard the plans we share
But need you to remind me of the dates

There’s joy in finding out the edges
There’s kindness in a limit understood
We don’t have to call each other flawless
To notice where we do each other good

[Final Chorus]
Trust isn’t all or nothing
It’s knowing where to place it
The ways you show up steady
The parts we need to name yet
I learn the shape of you
You learn the shape of me
Each person is a country
Worth the time to read

[Outro]
Not everything, not nothing
A little more known each day
And in the learning, there’s the joy
Of meeting you your way