Mine

The lyrics follow a relationship from its early days into a shared adult life. The speaker begins wary of love and afraid that people will leave, but gradually starts to trust her partner. A late-night argument brings those fears back; the partner’s promise to stay helps restore her hope. The emotional movement is from caution and uncertainty toward commitment, without suggesting that the couple’s problems have disappeared.

The water is a recurring image tied to important moments: the first embrace, the beginning of belief in love, and the partner’s memories of falling in love. “A drawer of my things at your place” suggests growing closeness through an ordinary sign of sharing a home and daily life. The phrase “flight risk” means someone likely to run away, while “braced myself for the goodbye” shows the speaker expecting abandonment before it happens.

The song presents love as both comfort and a risk. The speaker’s guardedness may come from what she has seen in her family, but the lyrics do not explain those experiences in detail. The promise “I’ll never leave you alone” sounds reassuring, though it cannot guarantee a conflict-free future. The repeated “hold on” can be heard as advice to keep choosing the relationship through difficult moments.