[Verse 1] There’s a sound in my chest like a valve giving way Not a break, not a shatter… just pressure decay I’ve been holding the line like it’s all up to me Now the silence is louder than I want it to be Lights are dim and the room doesn’t ask me for more Just the hum of the dark and the edge of the floor I don’t have to be fixed, I don’t have to be right I can sit with the weight in the harbor tonight [Pre-Chorus] Let it loosen, let it slip I don’t have to tighten my grip [Chorus] Tears fall quiet, not a flood, just release Like a whisper in the pipes asking gently for peace No waves calling, no storm left to fight Just the dark, still water… harbor at night I am here, I am held in the low silver light Even if it’s not the way I thought it might No one pulling, no need to be bright Just the dock beneath me… harbor at night [Verse 2] I’ve been steel, I’ve been fire, I’ve been “I’ll be okay” I’ve been carrying more than I ever could say But the body remembers what the mind tries to hide There’s a cost to the strength that I wear on the outside And I know I’ll get up, yeah I always come through I’m too stubborn to fold, yeah I already knew But for now I can drift, I don’t have to win I can set down the armor I’ve been living in [Bridge] (slightly more intensity, but still contained) No one needs me to hold up the sky right now No one’s asking me why or to show them how I can breathe in the dark, I can just exist Not a battle to fight, not a thing to resist [Chorus] Tears fall quiet, not a flood, just release Like a whisper in the pipes asking gently for peace No waves calling, no storm left to fight Just the dark, still water… harbor at night I am here, I am held in the low silver light Even if it’s not the way I thought it might No one pulling, no need to be bright Just the dock beneath me… harbor at night [Outro] (almost spoken) It’s not breaking… it’s bending It’s not ending… just ending for now
