Freckles Like Windows

[Verse 1] I sketch the bone line first Then the soft set of your mouth The cheek that holds the light The brow that leans things out Your face is not a template It’s a room with doors and beams A history in the skin A map of living dreams [Pre-Chorus] And every mark has meaning Every line has room to breathe No face was made for copying No soul for symmetry [Chorus] Don’t erase yourself Don’t erase yourself Freckles on the bridge Scars that tell the truth (keep your face) Don’t erase yourself Don’t erase yourself Wrinkles hold the gold Of the life you lived [Verse 2] Some chase a borrowed angle Some chase a borrowed skin But I see the rough edges Where the story gets in The nose, the eyes, the mouth line All part of one design The beauty isn’t flawless It’s how the parts align [Pre-Chorus] So let the age come gently Let the sun leave what it can What’s called imperfect Is often just the hand [Chorus] Don’t erase yourself Don’t erase yourself Freckles on the bridge Scars that tell the truth (keep your face) Don’t erase yourself Don’t erase yourself Wrinkles hold the gold Of the life you lived [Bridge] There’s power in the uneven There’s grace inside the cut What the mirror calls a flaw Could be what opens us No trend gets to define you No wave gets to decide You were never meant to vanish Just to fit inside [Final Chorus] Don’t erase yourself Don’t erase yourself Freckles on the bridge Scars that tell the truth (keep your face) Don’t erase yourself Don’t erase yourself Wrinkles hold the gold Of the life you lived Don’t erase yourself (don’t erase yourself)