4 letters

I thought I loved 

I thought I knew what love meant 

I thought I knew what love was 

it's only 4 letters this word

it's only 4 letters this word of power 

it's only 4 letters stacked together sounded out in a random order

but so much turns on 4 letters 

so much meaning 

so many things built 

so much ripped apart

so many people left in coldness or embraces 

I thought I knew love 

I thought I completely understood it 

then you made me forget it 

then you made me unravel at the ends 

I realized I knew nothing of love 

I realized I knew nothing 

days became nights 

ups became downs 

you realize you turned everything all around? 

I questioned the stars... what made them fly so high? 

I questioned the daylight... why did it feel so right? 

I walked in my own mind like a guest 

I talked with my own voice with a stranger's ear 

all because you made me see 

all because of this word we speak 

 

I thought I knew those 4 letters in and out I thought I knew those 4 letters and the sound the put out... 

but then ... you 

then I met you and I realized 

I didn't know what I was talking about