[VERSE 1] I don’t breathe loud. Don’t move fast. I learned real young That peace don’t last. I sleep with doors I never close. I build my safety out of stone. [PRE-CHORUS] I’m the calm you call control, But it’s just weight I’ve learned to hold. I walk like someone might explode— Even when I’m alone. [CHORUS] So I walk quiet. Heart on guard. Smiles come slow, Hands stay hard. You think I’m cold— I think I’m trained. This is how I carry pain. If I break, I break for real. So I lock it down— That’s the deal. [VERSE 2] I remember things I didn’t choose. Flinch from sounds I never lose. You ask why I don’t touch much— I ask why you’re not scared as such. [PRE-CHORUS 2 – deeper delivery] You say I’m always in defense, But walls are how I make sense. I’ve survived too many nights To risk soft being right. [CHORUS – repeat with growled final line] So I walk quiet. Heart on guard. Smiles come slow, Hands stay hard. You think I’m cold— I think I’m trained. This is how I carry pain. If I break, I break for real. So I lock it down— That’s the deal. [BRIDGE – vocal distortion, half-whispered] Every step rehearsed. Every breath weighed. You think I’m fine— I’m just well-played. [OUTRO – voice nearly shaking, steady tone] Walk quiet. Talk less. Feel slow. Touch less. Not because I don’t want— Because I remember.
