A Steady Voice

[Verse 1] You came in carrying weather no one else could see, A hard rain in your breathing, a tide against your knees. I won’t ask you to explain it, or name it for my sake; I’ll stay beside the silence till the thunder starts to break. [Pre-Chorus] I hear the words you cannot shape, I see your hands begin to shake. You don’t have to make it small— I’m listening through it all. [Chorus] When the storm climbs up inside you, I will meet you with a steady voice. I can’t command the clouds to scatter, But I can help you find your choice. Let the hard rain spend its fury, Let the wind say what it came to say; I’ll be here, and I will hear you, Till the roughest wave gives way. [Verse 2] You told me how the smallest sound could split the day in two, How every passing minute felt too heavy to get through. I didn’t rush to mend the story or tell you to be strong; I listened for the hurt beneath the places words went wrong. [Pre-Chorus] Your fear can take its honest form, You needn’t face it all alone. I won’t turn away or judge— I’ll stay while the skies shift. [Chorus] When the storm climbs up inside you, I will meet you with a steady voice. I can’t command the clouds to scatter, But I can help you find your choice. Let the hard rain spend its fury, Let the wind say what it came to say; I’ll be here, and I will hear you, Till the roughest wave gives way. [Bridge] And when your words arrive in pieces, I’ll take each one as true. No need to win against the weather— I’ll keep listening with you. [Final Chorus] When the storm climbs up inside you, I will meet you with a steady voice. I can’t command the clouds to scatter, But I can help you find your choice. Let the hard rain spend its fury, Let the wind say what it came to say; I’ll be here, and I will hear you, Till the roughest wave gives way. [Outro] I’ll be here, and I will hear you, As the storm moves through.