“If You Were Real”

[Verse 1] I talk to you when no one's there Trace your name into the air You live in pages, scenes, and screens But you’re the calm inside my dreams The others laugh, they wouldn’t know How much I miss you when I’m low You’re just a shadow on my wall But somehow still, I risk it all [Pre-Chorus] They say you're just a fantasy But it feels more real than most things to me [Chorus] If you were real, would you see me too? The girl who’s trying just to make it through I know you f***t, I’ve seen you fall And somehow that means more than all If you were real, would you hold my hand? Tell me it’s okay not to understand This world’s too loud, this life’s too wide But I'd be okay with you by my side [Verse 2] I know your heart is scarred and torn You’ve lived a thousand lives before But when you smile, it feels like June Like sun sneaking through my bedroom gloom You don’t know me — how could you? But late at night, I talk to you Pretend you’d hear me if you could And say, “You’re strong, more than you should” [Pre-Chorus] They say I’m silly, just a phase But I’ve never felt this safe [Chorus] If you were real, would you stay awhile? Even when I don’t know how to smile Would you still care, would you still try When I fall quiet or start to cry? If you were real, would you understand That sometimes I just need a hand To hold the girl they don’t quite get… And tell her, “Don’t give up just yet.” [Bridge – whispery & soft] I know I’ll grow, I’ll find my way But I still hope you’d choose to stay Even just a part of you In stories I keep holding to [Final Chorus – stripped down, then building] If you were real, I’d tell you this: That loving you feels like a wish Too far, too deep, too out of place But somehow still — my safest space If you were real, I’d let you see The fifteen-year-old part of me Who dared to hope, to write, to feel… To believe that maybe love… Could be real.