“Pebbles in Your Palm” Verse 1: First call came in on a Tuesday afternoon Domestic dispute, cleared by noon Didn’t think about it, moved on to the next Just another file, just another text Then the accident scene where the kid didn’t make it The family screaming, I just had to take it Wrote the report, went home, didn’t sleep Told myself I’m fine, these things run deep Pre-Chorus: But your body keeps the score even when you forget Every call you cleared, every stone you collect Chorus: One stone, you don’t even feel the weight A thousand stones, you can’t stand up straight They pile up slow, invisible and small Till one day you realize you’re carrying them all Pebbles in your palm, pebbles in your soul Nobody told you what it takes—the toll Verse 2: Twenty years in, I could handle anything Badge on my chest, that was my offering But my hands were shaking when I held the cup My heart racing when I tried to open up Couldn’t tell you when it started feeling wrong Just woke up one day and the armor was too strong The weight of the drama was becoming too strong Verse 3: Thirty years in, I thought I’d seen it all Then the phone rang—this time it was a different call Not a stranger’s crisis, not someone else’s pain My firstborn in the ER, my own blood pressure insane at 220, the monitor screamed red Almost joined him on that hospital bed All those stones I’d carried, all that weight unseen Nearly took me out before I turned fifty-three Every pebble I’d ignored, every call I’d buried deep Came crashing down when I couldn’t sleep ‘Cause the body keeps the score, doesn’t care how tough you are When it’s your own kid fighting, those stones will leave a scar Bridge: One pebble for the child who didn’t survive One pebble for the my son struggling to survive One pebble for pretending you’re alright inside One pebble for the questions that won’t leave your head One pebble for the things you never said They’re small enough to carry, light enough to hide Until you’re drowning in the weight you keep inside Final Chorus: One stone, you don’t even feel the weight A thousand stones, you can’t stand up straight They pile up slow, nobody can see Till you’re buried under who you used to be Pebbles in your palm, pebbles in your chest The job never told you—you gotta decompress Outro: So I’m putting down the stones, one at a time Learning that surviving means releasing what’s mine Metta, compassion, tools I never knew Pebbles in your palm—I’m talking to you You don’t have to carry what you cannot hold Let the stones go before they turn your heart cold
