[Verse 1] Everybody leans toward you When the room begins to shake You find a word for every worry And a smile you never fake You lift the tired conversation You make the lost feel seen Then you ask me how I'm doing Like your heart has stayed serene [Pre-Chorus] But I have watched your eyes go quiet When the laughter fades away There are rooms inside your silence Where you never let me stay [Chorus] You don't have to stand so tall with me You can let your tired shoulders fall I know the strength you give the world I know the hurt beneath it all You don't have to turn your face from me You don't have to make the answer clear I love the brave heart that you show And every fear you keep in there [Verse 2] You carry kindness like a promise Even when your hands are full You forgive the ones who broke you Then you blame yourself for what they do There’s a question in your mind That you never say aloud A name you cannot pardon Though I know you tried somehow [Pre-Chorus] I won't pull apart your armor I won't call the hidden pain I will sit beside the silence Till you don't have to hide your face [Chorus] You don't have to stand so tall with me You can let your tired shoulders fall I know the strength you give the world I know the hurt beneath it all You don't have to turn your face from me You don't have to make the answer clear I love the brave heart that you show And every fear you keep in there [Bridge] If your hands begin to tremble Put them slowly into mine No confession, no explaining No reason, no disguise Let the world believe you're certain Let them see the light you lend I will know the truth that lives there And I will love even then [Final Chorus] You don't have to stand so tall with me You can let your tired shoulders fall I know the strength you give the world I know the hurt beneath it all You don't have to turn your face from me You don't have to make the answer clear I love the brave heart that you show And every fear you keep in there [Outro] The world can have your steady hands You can leave your broken heart with me
