Carrying It Softly

(Verse 1) I didn’t put you on a pedestal, Didn’t ask you to behave. I just slipped you in my jacket pocket And went on with my day. You rattled when the bus turned hard, You warmed up when I stopped— You weren’t asking to be finished, You were asking not to drop. (Pre-Chorus) I kept my hands a little open, Didn’t grip, didn’t test. Just made room for you to travel Without asking what comes next. (Chorus) I’m carrying it softly, Through the noise and through the doubt. Not showing it to everyone, Not hiding it away from myself. I don’t need to prove it’s fire, I don’t need to call it art— I’m just carrying it softly, Letting it stay a spark. (Verse 2) There’s a world that loves conclusions, Loves a headline, loves a name. It asks you what you’re making Before you’ve felt it change. But you flinch when I explain you, You settle when I don’t— Like you’re safer being present Than being pinned to what I want. (Pre-Chorus 2) I don’t need to ask permission From the crowd or from the clock. Some things grow by staying close Instead of being talked. (Chorus) I’m carrying it softly, Past the urge to rush it out. Letting quiet do its work Where certainty wears out. If it stays a little fragile, That doesn’t mean it’s wrong— I’m just carrying it softly Until it tells me what it wants. (Bridge) There were times I tried to armor up, Tried to make ideas brave. But strength isn’t in the forcing— It’s in what you let stay. I don’t need this spark to save me, Or justify my time. It can just be something living That walks beside my mind. (Final Chorus) So I’ll carry it softly, Through unfinished and unsure. Not every seed needs sunlight fast, Some roots prefer the shade at first. If it grows into a flame someday, Or fades before it starts— I’ll know I treated it with care From spark to whatever it was. (Outro) Still small. Still warm. Still mine to protect. I didn’t lose it… I just let it breathe.