[Verse 1] I know the way desire can feel like gravity Pulling you closer even when you shouldn’t stay I know the silence right before you surrender When something in you starts to give itself away
But love was never meant to feel like losing Or something you survive instead of breathe And wanting someone shouldn’t come at the cost Of everything you used to be
[Pre-Chorus] This isn’t hunger This isn’t need This isn’t drowning This is me
[Chorus] I choose you Not because I can’t live without you I choose you Even knowing I could walk away You’re not a habit You’re not a wound I keep reopening You’re someone I see clearly And still decide to stay
I choose you I choose you
[Verse 2] You learned to love like it was something dangerous Something that leaves you empty when it’s gone So you kept reaching for the kind of closeness That makes forgetting yourself feel like it belongs
But I won’t meet you in that desperation I won’t confuse your pain for destiny Because love should never feel like punishment Or something you beg just to keep
[Pre-Chorus] This isn’t craving This isn’t control This isn’t breaking This is my soul
[Chorus] I choose you Not because I need to be consumed by you I choose you Not because you’re all that’s left to feel You’re not a fever You’re not the thing that leaves me hollow You’re someone I can stand beside Without losing what is real
I choose you I choose you
[Bridge — soft, deeply emotional] There’s a difference between being wanted And being seen
Between being consumed And being known
You call it love when it ruins you Because ruin is familiar
But real love Doesn’t take you apart
It meets you Whole
[Build]
[Final Chorus — key lift] I choose you Even when the feeling fades to something quieter I choose you Even when it’s harder than desire Because love is not a fire that devours everything It’s something steady Something sacred Something you return to again
I choose you Not because I’m lost inside you
But because I know exactly who I am And I’m still here
[Outro — whispered] You can still be chosen Without being consumed.