Carry the Sound

A lonely bard, that’s what I tell them when they ask I walk from place to place, don’t think too far ahead of that The taverns blur together, still I step inside a few And if the night is kind, I’ll stay for just a drink or two This place feels like a story people half-believe Up in the loft there’s laughter you don’t really trust to mean a thing But then I see a girl no one is trying to understand Like she’s already decided she won’t be saved by any hand I almost leave it there, pretend I didn’t see It would’ve been much easier than asking her to look at me Hear me sing Watch me dance Take the risk, don’t miss the chance Play that tune and follow through Maybe I’ll be brave enough with you She moves like every step has something held behind Not broken, just… careful with the way she keeps her distance I ask if I can sing, just something small and strange In words I barely know but somehow never really change The room goes quiet slow, like people lean without a plan And suddenly it’s not just me, they’re listening, they understand Hear us sing Watch us dance Let it happen, let it stand Clap your hands, don’t think it through Let the moment carry you We tell the kind of stories no one keeps around The ones that almost disappear if no one says them out loud We go from place to place, don’t really settle in Just passing through and leaving something small beneath the skin Hear us sing Watch us dance Hold onto a fleeting chance Sing these tales before they fade Let them live in what we made