Building the courage to describe love without saying the word love but the feelings were always there. The feelings were always true. Learning to love yourself before loving someone else and healing from every emotion and hidden wound. A powerful anthem of self-acceptance, internal peace, and emotional independence. Emphasizing letting the past fade away to focus on the self. The singer finds safety and clarity within their own being, rather than looking for it in someone else. It is a promise to "always keep" and protect one's own heart, acknowledging that self-love is the "one certainty" in life. The "keeper" metaphor shifts from a partner to the singer’s own spirit. Recognizing herself as their own source of comfort ("comfort of my age") and stability ("the anchor that my soul craves"). Written August 29, 2021