[Verse 1] I learned to count the hours by the weight of silence Steel doors closing, promises in smoke I’ve worn the crown without the comfort Shook hands with ghosts, learned what not to hope City lights don’t ask forgiveness They just watch you bleed and call it grace I kept my heart behind a locked expression Left no trace [Pre-Chorus] Then you appear like a quiet question Standing where the dark can’t reach I don’t say much, but I notice everything Especially you, watching me [Chorus] Then you look at me like you’re not afraid Like you’re watching, not running away Careful eyes, soft when you choose Like a cat that knows when to stay I don’t reach, I don’t chase, I don’t beg But I’d slow the world if you asked You move quiet, you land on your feet And somehow you walk past my past [Verse 2] I’ve fed my demons just to keep them quiet Taught my hands when not to shake Power tastes like metal in the mouth And love’s a word you learn too late I’ve kept my distance like a habit Walls higher than trust Every promise weighed in gold Every touch held in dust [Pre-Chorus] I don’t reach first, I wait and listen Let the moment breathe If you lean in, I’ll be steady If you pull away, I’ll let you be [Chorus] You move through my life like a shadow Never owned, never caged Sharp mind, warm when it matters You don’t spook, you don’t rage I don’t say what I’m feeling out loud That’s not how I survive But I watch you curl into the quiet And it keeps me alive [Bridge] I don’t speak in pretty lies I speak in nights that end alive If you curl close, I won’t pretend This road is clean—but it will bend [Final Chorus] I’ve lived a life where nothing’s gentle Till you softened all the noise You don’t need a golden promise Just a steady, guarded voice Like a cat beneath my window Soft steps, fearless eyes And for once in this life I’ve built I don’t ask why [Outro] I’ve ruled rooms, broken kings But this—this I don’t name You sit beside me, quiet and warm And I let the world wait
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