[Verse 1] I set the brass pan on the kitchen scale One side holds the promise I meant to keep The other takes the names I let go pale And every little weight runs twice as deep [Pre-Chorus] I count the calls I made, the ones I missed A careful hand can still leave fingerprints [Chorus] If I leaned toward good, does that count for something? If I failed again, does the trying weigh less? I keep setting my heart on the narrow balance While the needle trembles under every guess [Verse 2] At dawn I find the ledger by the sink Beside a chipped blue cup and yesterday’s bread I write down what I did before I think Then cross out every mercy that I said [Pre-Chorus] You tell me worth is not a perfect sum But I still wait to see which side will come [Chorus] If I leaned toward good, does that count for something? If I failed again, does the trying weigh less? I keep setting my heart on the narrow balance While the needle trembles under every guess [Bridge] Maybe the scale was never built for grace Maybe the hand that lifts it leaves a mark You can watch me choose the harder kindness Even when the answer stays in the dark [Final Chorus] If I leaned toward good, let that count for something If I failed again, let me try once more I’ll keep setting my heart beside the balance Not to prove I’m pure, but to choose what’s for [Outro] The brass pan swings, then settles into place I leave the ledger open by the sink
