New Release: 'Love Like This'
- Feb 11, 2025
- 2 min read
Updated: Jan 23
New Release: 'Love Like This' is out now.
This song came from the realization that the hard times are the ones that finally show you what love really costs. Life is hard. Love is hard. The days when everything feels heavy, when the arguments linger, when the silence stretches too long, when the weight of everything else presses in . . those are the days that strip away the illusion. They make you see what you have been taking for granted. The small gestures. The quiet presence. The way someone chooses to stay even when staying is the harder choice.
I used to think love was supposed to feel easy. That if it was real, it would just flow. No friction. No fights. No nights where you both go to bed angry. But the truth is the opposite. Love like this . . the kind that lasts . . is forged in the hard parts. It is proven when the easy days are gone. It is strengthened when you have to fight for it, not because you want to fight, but because you refuse to let it go.
The Weight of the Hard
The hard times are heavy because they demand everything. They demand patience when you have none left. Forgiveness when you are still hurting. Showing up when you want to disappear. They demand vulnerability when vulnerability feels dangerous. They demand choosing each other again and again, even when the easier path is to walk away. The weight is real. It is exhausting. It is painful. But it is also proof. Proof that the love is not fragile. Proof that it can survive the storm.
The "Still Here" Perspective
I have learned that love is not about never feeling the hard. It is about deciding the hard is worth it. I cannot make life stop being hard. I cannot make love stop being hard. I definitely cannot make every day feel light. But I can choose to fight for this. I can choose to see the things I used to take for granted. I can choose to stay and keep choosing every day. I can choose to believe that the hard times are not the end of the story . . they are the part that makes the story worth telling.
If you have ever been through the hard parts of love and still decided it was worth fighting for . . if you have ever looked at someone and realized the difficult days only made you love them more . . if you have ever chosen to hold on when everything said let go . . this song is for you.
Give it a listen wherever you stream music.