IF YOU WERE MY LOVER

You saw the chains and called them pain
But darling, I have learned to live in rain
This cage you speak of — it’s my home too
But I’ve waited for someone, maybe someone like you

You dreamt of being my hero, bold and true
But I don’t need saving — I just need you
Your words, they burn, they touch, they heal
And make a man like me dare again to feel

(Chorus)
Damn, if you were my lover
I’d let my guards fall one by one
Lay beside you till the morning sun
You’d know my scars and every fight
And still, you’d hold me through the night
I’d whisper dreams I never told another
Damn, if you were my lover

You said you’d ease my every ache
That you’d give, never fake
But love, I’m not just black and blue
I’m a storm — and I’d give it all to you

Don’t just knock — I’d leave the door wide
Let you see the tears I’ve learned to hide
Turn the Rolling Stones on loud
Dance barefoot, laughing, far from the crowd

(Chorus)
Damn, if you were my lover
We’d write verses on each other’s skin
Forget the world and all its sin
You’d be the fire in my calm
And I’d be the peace in your storm
We’d make our own forever
Damn, if you were my lover

(Bridge)
So here I stand, not a boy, but a man
Who’s felt too much, yet still he can
Love deep, give all, not just pretend
If you mean it — I won’t let this end

(Outro)
You say you’re waiting, maybe shy, maybe torn
But I’m right here, wide open, weather-worn
If your wish is still to be my lover…
Then damn — come closer, don’t hover.

Imran Nazeer
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