Slow Burn

I used to think that love was like the stories A princess feeling lonely Trapped inside a tower So desperate that she put herself in danger Made saviors out of strangers And gave 'em all the power But then you made me wonder Where's the horse? Where's the armor? Tell me, how come there's no dragons in these halls? I thought I had to die for you to love me Thought that peace could only come from war Thought I had to break down to be found That it could only work if it hurts Thought I had to set myself on fire If I ever wanted to be warm But you give me a slow burn So used to leaving teardrops on the pages Watching battles rage and Writing it all off Well, you're touching me and suddenly it's easy I'm not even bleeding But I believe it all Can I speak with the author? Where's the climax of this novel? Tell me, how come there's no crisis love can solve? I thought I had to die for you to love me Thought that peace could only come from war Thought I had to break down to be found That it could only work if it hurts Thought I had to set myself on fire If I ever wanted to be warm But you give me a slow burn I look at you and I can feel the heat It spreads right through my skin But I don't fan the flames and I don't freeze I just let it in We can lay our weapons down and still have everything I don't have to die for you to love me I don't ever have to go to war I don't need to break down, you still found me Without any smoke leading you to my door I don't have to set myself on fire I don't need to hurt to feel your warmth 'Cause you give me a slow burn