Now I Know (Slowed)

Back when love came with conditions, Back when silence meant control. You learned early where to stand And how to stay real small. Back when fear was called protection, Back when words came with a price. You didn't know another way, so you learned It as love. When you're young, You don't know what's being taken From your soul. That's not how you love. That's not how it feels. Love doesn't make you afraid or teach you to Kneel. Oh, that's not how you love. I see it now. I learned it the wrong way, But I know better now. I Watched silence weigh in the room, Watched truth bend slow. Saw a child learn how to listen And never say no. I called it normal living, Thought that's how it goes. You don't miss what you never had Till you finally know. When you're young, you survive. You don't know you're losing time. That's not how you love. That's not how it feels. Love doesn't make you afraid or teach you to Kneel. Oh, that's not how you love. I see it now. I learned it the wrong way, But I know better now. Oh. Love shouldn't hurt. Love shouldn't hurt. Love shouldn't scare. Love doesn't break a child Just to be there. That's not how you love. That's not how it feels. Love doesn't make you afraid Or teach you to kneel. That's not how you love. I see it now. I learned it the wrong way, But I know better now. That wasn't love. Now I know better. Oh. Oh. Oh.