Is love real

Maybe it just happened to me
Or maybe it's how it's meant to be
I've given more than I should give
Still learning how to truly live
I've watched it fade, I felt it fall
Heard empty echoes in it all
And every time I try to heal
It leaves me asking, is it real?
I'm not afraid of love indeed
Just tired of promises I couldn't keep
Is love real or just a dream?
Something softer than it seems?
A fleeting touch, A borrowed light
That disappears into the night
Maybe I just never knew
What it means to feel it true
Or maybe love just slips away
No matter how hard we try to stay
I've seen the way it starts so bright
Like morning sun after the night
But even light can slowly fade
And leave behind the mess we made
I'm not as young as I once was
I've learned to question what love does
Is it healing? Is it pain or just a cycle we explain?
I don't need a perfect sign
Just something real that won't unwind
Is love real or just a game?
Different hearts, but same old pain
We hold it close, we let it go
And still pretend we'll never know
Maybe I'm the one to blame
For believing in its name
Or maybe love just comes and leaves
Like something no one really keeps
I don't need forever now
Just something honest here somehow
A quiet truth I don't have to chase
A love that doesn't lose its place
Is love real? I still ask why
Through every tear I've had to hide
And if it is, then let me feel
A kind of love that stays and heals
Maybe someday I will see
It wasn't lost, just meant for me
A heart that knows, a love that stays
Beyond the doubt, beyond the pain
Maybe it just hasn't come my way
Or maybe love is real someday