Butterfly Effect

A tremor in the quiet, barely felt One breath slips, the balance melts A careless word, a tilted glance Tiny motion, global chance I didn’t mean to move the sky Didn’t plan the fault line rise But every step I never checked Leaves a mark I can’t reject It’s the butterfly effect Small regret, heavy impact Every choice I can’t undo Coming back in shades of you It’s the butterfly effect Soft as wings, sharp as regret I was never innocent In the chain of what I meant What I dropped into the air Learned to grow everywhere I thought silence was neutral ground But even stillness makes a sound Now the future knows my name Written in unintended flame It’s the butterfly effect Minor cracks, major wrecks Every maybe, every doubt Turns the whole horizon out It’s the butterfly effect Gentle start, violent end I was never innocent In the chain of what I meant If I could rewind the nerve Of the moment I observed Would I hesitate or choose To still become the truth I bruise It’s the butterfly effect All the lines I never said Every pulse I failed to keep Wide awake, no place to sleep It’s the butterfly effect Feather-light, iron weight I was never innocent I was part of every fate One small wingbeat in the dark Leaves an everlasting mark