[Intro – chopped female vocal sample] “…is that wes?..” “…yes… that’s wesley cole…” (soft giggles, reversed reverb pulling in) [Verse] I can tell by that look that she’s already shook, I can see in her eyes that she’s close to the edge. That little glaze in her stare like she’s ready to rage, Turn the page — we gotta get on the same page. So I reach for her hand like, “Baby, I’m here,” You don’t gotta be scared, you don’t gotta go there. You ain’t gotta run, you ain’t gotta react, IM NOTHING LIKE THAT MAN I promise I’ll always protect you from that. Old wounds creeping right through the cracks. But lucky for me, I’m built for all that — I’ve been through the fire and I BEEN THROUGH GUN FIRE You’re shaking again and I know what that means, You battle those storms that nobody sees. But lean into me when it’s harder to breathe, I’ll anchor you down when you’re lost in the seas. [Hook] I can feel your heart race, baby, calm down — breathe. You don’t gotta fight those shadows that you see. Hold on to me, girl, I’ll keep you safe. We just gotta find our rhythm, find our place. When your world goes dark, lean into my space — ’Cause I’ll protect you from the demons that you chase.
