(Verse 1)
Woke up to your message on my phone,
A quiet plea that made the night feel like home.
You said you wanted me, I almost believed,
But there’s a map of rules that we both have to read.
Whispers hang like winter on the windowpane,
Tied by blood, tied by promises we can’t explain.
Then one afternoon we bumped into the world,
Your laugh cut through the noise — a flag unfurled.
(Pre-Chorus)
One small moment, a spark that stayed,
A single look that won’t behave.
It pulls like tide, it calls my name,
Leads me close then pulls away.
(Chorus)
These feelings won’t fade — a lantern in my mind,
A warmth I hide when daylight draws the line.
You’re bright like December, sun trapped in frost,
A sweetness I taste and a cost I can’t exhaust.
I know what we must keep, and what must wait,
So I fold my heart for both our sakes.
These feelings won’t fade.
(Verse 2)
Conversations stretch until the streetlights die,
We trade small truths in the mirror of our eyes.
You’re patient, you’re gentle — I walk that thin wire,
Learning love can be brave and quietly dire.
I tried a thousand steps to find a quieter road,
But silence sounded louder than what I’d been told.
You said you were tired, said you wanted less pain,
I kept the secret safe so we wouldn’t break the chain.
(Pre-Chorus)
One small moment, a spark that stayed,
A single laugh will not obey.
It rewires nights into a frame,
Where nothing stays the way it came.
(Chorus)
These feelings won’t fade — a lantern in my mind,
A warmth I hide when daylight draws the line.
You’re bright like December, sun trapped in frost,
A sweetness I taste and a cost I can’t exhaust.
I know what we must keep, and what must wait,
So I fold my heart for both our sakes.
These feelings won’t fade.
(Bridge)
I fold our letters into the back of a drawer,
Tuck the edges under maps of what we were before.
I hold my breath at night so you can breathe again,
Deciding love is sometimes the courage to refrain.
Remember that one evening, rain on the café glass—
We could’ve burned the map but chose not to pass.
This is the consequence, the quiet, the unpaid,
A promise kept in shadows where our vows are laid.
(Final Chorus - Resolving)
These feelings won’t fade — they live like light in frame,
A secret lighthouse guiding us without a name.
You’re warm like December, bittersweet and clear,
I keep you close in silence so you stay near.
I won’t risk the world we’ve built for one small flame,
But I won’t pretend those embers aren’t my claim.
I’ll tell you the truth and then I’ll turn away,
These feelings won’t fade — but for us, I’ll stay.
(Outro)
Soft as a shadow, steady as a vow,
I carry what I cannot say out loud.
These feelings won’t fade — they’ll live inside,
A gentle, guarded light I’ll keep tonight.
