We used to lower our voices
Like love was something dangerous
Your name, stayed quiet on my lips
Like saying it out loud could ruin everything
We learned to love between shadows
Between doors that never fully closed
Your hand would find mine in the dark
Then let go before the light could see
And I remember thinking
Is this all we'll ever be?
We carried a world inside our chest
But never let it breathe
We were never meant to hide
Never meant to live half-alive
Holding back what we were made to feel
We were never meant to run
From the truth of who we've become
Love like ours was always real
Even if the world said no
Even if we stood alone
I'd still choose you, every time
They taught us silence like survival
Like love was something we should fear
We played our parts in open daylight
But lived our truth when no one's near
Your laughter felt like something sacred
Something I could barely hold
Two boys trying not to break
Under stories we were told
But something in us never died
We were never meant to hide
Never meant to live half-alive
Holding back what we were born to feel
We were never meant to run
From the fire we've become
Love like ours was always real
Even if it cost us everything
Even if it left us scars
I'd still choose you, through it all
If I could go back, I'd take your hand
Right there in the open street
Let them stare, let them speak
We deserved more than secrecy
We deserved a life out loud
A love that didn't have to bleed
And I won't lose you to the silence
I won't lose you to their fear
We were never meant to hide (never hide)
Never meant to live half-alive (half-alive)
Holding back what we were made to feel
We were never meant to run (run away)
From the truth of who we've become
Love like ours is always real
Even if the world still turns away
Even if we have to fight
I will stand here, by your side
No more hiding
Not tonight