Verse 1

I was a girl with half-packed dreams,

Rolling through a town I’d never meant to stay.

Stopped at a café for a shot of caffeine,

Caught your eye across a corner booth—

A nod, a glance, a quiet smile broke through.

I don’t believe in fairytales, swore them off long ago,

But my heart raced, hoping you couldn’t read the past in me.

All the heartbreaks I thought I left behind

Flickered alive in the spark I thought was gone.

Not before I met you.

Verse 2

A friend nudged you, said, “Go say hi.”

I stayed calm, cool, like I didn’t care.

But every step you took felt slower than time,

And when you sat down, that easy charm

Made it hard to look away.

You saw, in a single glance, what I needed,

Whispered the words I’d hoped someone would.

Not before I met you.

Chorus

Do you hold the doors to heaven or hell?

Are you the calm or the chaos—I can’t tell.

Or something real that lingers, that cares?

I never knew what my heart could do—

Not before I met you.

Bridge

I wasn’t looking for forever,

Just drifting through the minutes of my day.

Then you appeared at the perfect moment

And turned the ordinary into extraordinary.

You rearranged the common,

Turned the silence into a song.

A change I never saw coming—

Not before I met you.

Final Chorus

Do you hold the doors to heaven or hell?

Are you the calm or the chaos—I can’t tell.

But you’re here, and suddenly I’m not scared.

Maybe love had never felt real

Till it finally felt true—

Not before I met you.