My Love

(album: It's All Good - 2023)

I genuinely don't know how to start this because there's quite a lot to unpack
Wait, let me take my PrEP
Take your time, girl

The best parts of my youth, they mean nothing to me
Took a blow to my chest, had to grit my teeth
Love is a zero sum game
But not when I can't seem to restore my faith
So I had a plan to never look back
Once I've finally made my escape

Cause how do I love? (How do I love?)
How do I trust? (How do I trust?)
When hurting is all that I've known since forever
And how can I sleep? (How can I sleep?)
How can I dream? (How can I dream?)
When hurting is all I'm able to remember
No, you'll never have my love

My love, my love, my love
My love, my love, my love
My love, my love, my love

I wish that I could run
Can't hold it in much longer
But I'm my father's son
You are your mother's daughter
And if it ends with me
I gotta prove I'm stronger
Stronger

Still, how do I love? (How do I love?)
How do I trust? (How do I trust?)
When hurting is all that I've known since forever (Since forever)
And how can I sleep? (How can I sleep?)
How can I dream? (How can I dream?)
When hurting is all I'm able to remember
No, you'll never have my love

Oh (My love, my love, my love)
My love, my love (My love, my love, my love)
Oh, never have my love (My love, my love, my love)

We find meaning in like, our own families
That's why having chosen families is so important
Especially for like, people of marginalized identities
We choose who we wanna call family
And I think that that's a big step