For years I gave this friend everything — cleaned up her credit, did her taxes, did her hair, all of it free. I never counted it and never asked for it back, because that's not how real love moves.
Then the day came that I needed help, and it stopped being friendship — it became leverage. So I paid what she said I owed, in full, and I closed that door. "I Gave You Light" is about pouring into someone who turns on you the moment the giving runs the other way.
From the lyric sheet
I remember when you had nowhere to go
Cold nights, broken spirit, moving slow
I opened doors, gave you more than a hand
Gave you a seat, gave you space, gave you plans
Took you places, poured out love from my own
Spent my last just to make you feel home
Never counted, never asked for it back
Real love don't move like that.
✎ A note to journal on
Who have you poured into without keeping score? What would it free up to finally close that door in peace?
Have a story that needs a song?
Some stories are too deep for ordinary words. I help turn personal stories, testimonies, love stories, grief journeys, family memories, and life experiences into custom songs.
Tell Me Your Story Book the Studio