Verse 1

We were quiet in a crowded room

Two steady hearts, one steady rhythm

No crash, no burn, no tragic bloom

Just something safe we could both live in

You said love don’t need a label

I said love should choose a name

We were both just being honest

But honesty don’t play it safe

Pre-Chorus

Every time I bent a little

Something in me broke

Compromise or slow erosion?

Hard to tell the difference when you’re close

Hook / Chorus

So I’ll live my truth and die on the sword

If it means I don’t disappear anymore

I won’t trade tomorrow just to keep you warm

I won’t shrink my heart to fit your door

If loving you means losing me

Then what are we fighting for?

I’ll live my truth and die on the sword

Verse 2

You said, “Don’t make this complicated

Why can’t we just let it be?”

But every future we avoided

Was standing in between

You don’t want the life I’m dreaming

I don’t want to change your mind

Two good people, same horizon

Different stars we’re trying to find

Pre-Chorus

You won’t be who you’re not

And neither will I

Funny how the cleanest love

Can still be the hardest goodbye

Hook / Chorus

So I’ll live my truth and die on the sword

If it means I don’t disappear anymore

I won’t trade forever for comfort tonight

I won’t call it peace if it costs me my light

If loving you means losing me

Then what are we fighting for?

I’ll live my truth and die on the sword

Bridge

(more raw / reflective)

Is it ego? Is it pride?

Or the quiet voice I can’t deny?

Am I brave or just alone?

Standing here without a home

But I’d rather face the fall

Than fade behind your walls

Sometimes the strongest love of all

Is letting go before you’re small

Final Hook (slightly lifted)

I’ll live my truth and die on the sword

Even if it breaks my heart to the core

I won’t rewrite my soul for a softer war

I won’t beg for a life that isn’t sure

If loving you means losing me

Then I’ve already lost before

So I’ll live my truth and die on the sword