[Verse] Everybody keeps calling it beautiful like beauty doesn’t terrify people too like softness doesn’t feel dangerous after carrying everything alone I know how to survive silence how to fold myself inward how to become useful instead of vulnerable That part was easy [Verse 2] But then someone arrived gently and my nervous system panicked because peace is unfamiliar to someone who never lived in this beautiful space It feels like sandy ground beneath my feet trying to capture a dream in reality Every step shifting underneath me like something this soft can’t possibly hold You touched nothing and somehow moved everything Now my heart keeps pacing the hallway like it forgot how to sit still [Pre-Chorus] I wasn’t looking for rescue I just wanted rest But maybe they start sounding the same when you’ve been tired long enough [Chorus] She is still tired still holding the weight long after the lifting stopped Still flinching at kindness Still expecting goodbye before hello settles in And I know this feeling is tender but tenderness asks too much of me sometimes I’m scared and alone because peace is unfamiliar So if my hands shake while holding something good understand— I’ve dropped less beautiful things trying to protect myself [Bridge] I want to slip back into my shell at least it was predictable No waiting No wandering No long loud silence No wondering if someone’s absence means the beginning of an ending The shell was lonely but loneliness learns routines And fear feels safer sometimes than hoping for something real [Outro] She is still tired not cold not broken just tired And maybe that’s why being cared for feels heavier than carrying everything alone
