[Verse 1 - Male vocals] I built armor from silence And called it becoming a man But the dark in the corner Was just reaching its hand I was scared of the reaching terrified of what I might find Until Love sat down beside me And said, “Look at him. He’s yours. Be kind.” [Chorus Female Vocals] And I see everything you keep from me All the masks you duck behind Ooooooh, every time you try to hide I see your hurt and fears on their pedestals And then I watch you help them grow But, darling, I see the real you underneath The terrified child who barely speaks Oh, my friend, if you only knew There’s no one better than the truest Version of you [Verse 2 - Male vocals] Sophia stood in the doorway of silence Held up a mirror I couldn’t refuse Said, “Become the one who can love him Or keep losing everything you choose” So I sat with the kid by the embers Let him climb into the shape of my chest And gave the beautiful Spirit a place to Rest [Chorus Female vocals] And I see everything you keep from me All the masks you duck behind Ooooooh, every time you try to hide I see your hurt and fears on their pedestals And then I watch you help them grow But, darling, I see the real you underneath The terrified child who barely speaks Oh, my friend, if you only knew There’s no one better than the truest Version of you [Bridge – rising, raw - Male vocals] No more wars inside the ribcage No more exile in my own vessel Love took the wheel in the wreckage And the little one finally let me in We are building a world with the pieces Where the children we buried can play Where the masks get to burn in the open And the truth gets to stay [Final Chorus – wider, tender, certain, Female vocals] And I see everything you keep from me All the masks you duck behind Ooooooh, every time you try to hide I see your hurt and fears on their pedestals And then I watch you help them grow But, darling, I see the real you underneath The terrified child who barely speaks Oh, my friend, if you only knew There’s no one better than the truest Version of you (The truest version of you) [Final Chorus – fuller, open] I see you Under every mask you learned to wear I see you The quiet child still sitting there You don’t have to earn the light You don’t have to be brave tonight Just stay I’m not leaving this time Just stay (Just stay)
