[Intro – low, steady] No doors to check. No shadows to map. Just… quiet. [Verse 1] Left the knife on the table tonight Didn’t reach for it, didn’t feel right Not wrong—just… not required No fire in my chest, no wire Windows open, I let air move through Didn’t track every sound it drew Heartbeat slow, not counting threats No tally marks, no mental nets [Pre-Chorus] This isn’t numb, I know the line This is calm that I didn’t design No strategy, no exit plan Just me existing where I stand [Chorus] No alarms in my head tonight No need to brace, no need to fight I’m not waiting for something to break I’m just here, and that’s okay No shadows calling out my name No ghosts I have to rearrange I don’t have to earn this breath I get to live it—nothing less [Verse 2] Didn’t sit with my back to the wall Didn’t map every possible fall Let my guard drop inch by inch Didn’t flinch when the floorboard pitched Hands stayed open at my side Didn’t curl them, didn’t hide Touch came soft, I let it stay Didn’t pull my world away [Pre-Chorus] I thought peace would feel like loss Like I’d pay some hidden cost But it’s quiet in a different way Like something heavy walked away [Chorus] No alarms in my head tonight No need to scan, no need to fight I’m not running from what’s behind I’m not chasing peace this time No shadows tightening their hold No reflex telling me “control” I don’t have to prove I’m strong I just have to stay this long [Bridge – almost whispered] If it breaks, I’ll handle it then I don’t need to live in “when” If it hurts, I’ll feel it through I don’t need to pre-survive it too This moment doesn’t need defense It doesn’t need my vigilance I can set the armor down And still not drown [Final Chorus – slightly fuller, still restrained] No alarms in my head tonight No war beneath the quiet light I’m not less for letting go I’m more than what I used to know No shadows pulling at my skin No battle I’m already in I don’t have to guard the door I’m safe enough to want for more [Outro] …no alarms. Just quiet.
