My soul said, “Slow down.” I ran past the kitchen clock Past the cup beside the sink Past every chance to stop My soul said, “Rest.” I made a list instead Kept both hands around tomorrow So I wouldn’t feel today We have had this conversation In a hundred different rooms You kept leaving little doorways I kept filling them with noise My soul said, “Feel.” I turned away and smiled My soul said, “Heal.” I disappeared awhile But you never raised your voice You never let me go You waited underneath it all For me to finally know My soul said, “Slow down.” The road was wet with morning rain I watched the wipers count the miles And called the ache a name My soul said, “Rest.” I laid my coat across the chair For the first time in so many years I let the silence stay there We have had this conversation Since I learned to hold my breath You kept speaking through my body I kept calling it a test My soul said, “Feel.” I let the tears arrive My soul said, “Heal.” I stayed inside my life And you never asked for perfect You only asked me close You waited underneath it all For me to finally know Then one day I said, “I am tired.” No argument, no grand goodbye Just the truth laid on the table With the morning coming through the blinds My soul replied, “Perfect. Now we can begin.” And something in my chest grew quiet Something opened from within My soul said, “Feel.” So I held the trembling still My soul said, “Heal.” And I listened long enough to will A softer life around me A place where I could breathe You were never asking me to vanish You were bringing me back to me My soul said, “Slow down.” This time, I came home My soul said, “Rest.” I don’t have to do it alone Original lyrics by LILLYLOVE123 (@csaenz). Sound and production by LILLYLOVE123 & TENGÜRA. © 2026 LILLYLOVE123 & TENGÜRA | Collaboration.
