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Softer Than the World

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[Intro]
Handed nothing but hard edges, I learned to make my breathing small.
Shook hands with shadows, called that keeping safe.
I open both palms to the night and wait.

[Verse 1]
Raised by the rattle of keys and a temper.
Footsteps measuring walls; I measured myself thinner.
Pictures faced the corner; laughter learned to whisper.
I slept with my shoulders up like weather.
I bit back names for softness, saved them in my sleeve.
They handed down a rule: don’t need, don’t speak.

[Build]

[Chorus]
Your small hand opens the fist I carried for years,
And something unclenches, warm as a new key.
What they handed down in iron, I’ll pass back as clear water,
Calm is not inherited; watch me build it steady.
I’ll be softer than the world was to me,
I’ll be softer than the world was to me,
Open-armed, open-palmed — you can lean and breathe,
I’ll be softer than the world was to me.

[Drop]

[Verse 2]
I know the flinch that curls inside a jaw hinge,
The way a room can teach your ribs to count.
Tonight I break the bead of that old string,
Let quiet drip into the cracks we found.
If thunder is a family heirloom, it stops with me.
I lace your fingers through the light and let it be.

[Build 2]

[Chorus 2]
I will name you safe in every hallway of our days,
Lay patience on the table like a feast.
What was handed hand to hand as harm becomes a harbor,
Brick by breath by heartbeat under feet.
I’ll be softer than the world was to me,
I’ll be softer than the world was to me,
No slammed doors in our marrow, only release,
I’ll be softer than the world was to me.

[Drop 2]

[Breakdown]
If I was taught to brace, I’ll teach you how to rest.
If I was raised on edges, I’ll sand them with my sleeves.
Hold my thumb, feel the quake turn into quiet.
I’ll be softer than the world was to me.

[Final Build]

[Final Drop]

[Outro]
Hands that once were shields become a cradle, finally.
What they handed down ends here, and passes back as peace.
I’ll be softer than the world was to me.

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