The One I've Always Loved

In love for so long but never able to say it-secretly crushed by rumors, too afraid of rejection to speak up. Nights wishing to be held, even if it were all an illusion. But refusing to live with regret, tonight the words finally come out, trembling and all. And in that moment of confession, those eyes turn and look back. A belated love at first sight that becomes an answer to oneself. A song tracing the arc from quiet longing to brave confession to the light that follows.