[Intro] Breathe with me Stay here It’s over [Verse 1] Cold tile, warm hands Counting seconds back into skin Say my name like a shoreline Something solid I can stand in I’m still shaking where you didn’t touch Still loud where nobody spoke There are marks that never made it to flesh There are vows that were never broke [Pre-Chorus] Slow the room Lower the lights Tell my body it survived the night [Chorus] This is aftercare This is holy Water, silence, something clean This is aftercare Hold me slowly Teach my pulse what safe can mean [Verse 2] You don’t ask me what it was You don’t need the shape of it You just stay until my breath Stops apologizing for existing Every bruise I can’t explain Every place I left behind You don’t flinch, you don’t fix You just give me back my time [Pre-Chorus] Hands open Nothing owed I come back to myself in code [Chorus] This is aftercare No demands No performance, no belief This is aftercare Stay human Till the fear unhooks its teeth [Bridge - Spoken, grounded] Drink this Sit down Look at me You’re here now You’re allowed To be messy To be quiet To be free [Break] I was used like a symbol I was taught how to leave Now I’m learning the harder spell How to stay in my body And breathe [Final Chorus] This is aftercare Not forgiveness Not forgetting what was done This is aftercare Just the moment Where the nervous system learns the sun [Outro] Heartbeat Name Floor Light I am here I am mine
