Didn’t Touch Me
Track 6 of Bare
[ Lyrics ]
You didn’t touch me — just held me when I crashed. Wasn’t a fight, wasn’t a call, no reason at all — just sat on the edge with my head in my hands. Tears came like weather, no storm that I saw, little cracks in the calm turned to flood on the floor. You found me like that, lights low, shirt off, asked no questions, just climbed into the couch. Wrapped me up slow, like I might fall apart, and I didn’t pull away — for once, I came close. No fix, no fix me, no ‘tell me what’s wrong’ — you just said, ‘I’m right here, I got you for long.’ Breath on my neck, hand in my hair, peace in the wreckage, quiet repair. You didn’t touch me — just held me when I crashed. Didn’t need words, didn’t need passion or flash. You didn’t touch me — just stayed through the haze, let me fall into your silence like waves. Remember that time, back in June, I still made you leave? Cried in the bathroom, then texted ‘I’m fine.’ You brought me my sweater, left it by the door, took the long way out like you’d done it before. But now? Now you stay. Now you press to my spine, trace the shape of my spine like you’re drawing a line. Not trying to take, not chasing a high — just loving the weight of me when I can’t try. No kiss, no claim, no ‘let’s make it better’ — you know that sometimes, love is just tether. Anchor, not armor. Presence, not proof. You held me like truth — not something to lose. You didn’t touch me — just held me when I crashed. Didn’t need words, didn’t need passion or flash. You didn’t touch me — just stayed through the haze, let me fall into your silence like waves. I’ve been touched with hunger, with want, with disguise, with hands that just wanted a look in my eyes. But you? You held me — no hunger, no plan, just the quiet of love from a real, human man. You didn’t touch me — just held me when I crashed. Taught me that love isn’t always a spark. You didn’t touch me — just stayed through the ache, and that was the most that you could ever take. You didn’t touch me… Just held me… And I was safe.