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Forced To Be Tender (Version 2)

[Verse 1]

We came together

From empty rooms

Tired eyes

Cheap coffee

Silent afternoons

You said

“I’m so tired

Of being brave”

I laughed too quickly

I was just as afraid

[Pre-Chorus]

How much longer

Could we fake being fine

Two worn-out hearts

Standing in line

[Chorus]

We both forced ourselves

To be tender

To stay when it felt

Easier to run

We leaned into

Every splinter

Held each other

Like we were coming undone

We didn’t fall in love

We climbed it

Remember

We both forced ourselves

Till it started to feel like us

[Verse 2]

You folded your anger

Into my hands

I laid my old shame down

Right where you stand

We changed our habits

One stubborn thought

Learning to trust

What the other one brought

[Pre-Chorus]

How much longer

Could we carry that weight

We chose each other

Over escape

[Chorus]

We both forced ourselves

To be tender

To stay when it felt

Safer to give up

We leaned into

Every splinter

Shared the cold truth

From the cracks in our cups

We didn’t fall in love

We built it

Remember

We both forced ourselves

Till it started to feel like us

[Bridge]

It wasn’t magic

It was Monday

It was dishes in the sink

And you choosing to stay

It was saying

“I’m sorry”

Before getting asked

It was trusting the future

More than the past

[Chorus]

We both forced ourselves

To be tender

To stay when it felt

Easier to run

We leaned into

Every splinter

Held each other

Like we were coming undone

We didn’t fall in love

We learned it

Remember

We both forced ourselves

Till it started to feel like love