Never Meant To Hide lyrics

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