[Verse 1] You keep a paper heart inside your coat With little cuts from every word they wrote But underneath the folds, still warm and whole A good small garden waiting in your soul [Pre-Chorus] So when your hands are shaking, take mine We can mend one edge at a time [Chorus] You are good beneath the paper scars Still tender where the hard days are A careful word, a hand held out Can help the hurting breathe back out We heal a little, me and you With every kind thing that we do [Verse 2] You saved the seat, you let me speak You saw the brave behind the weak No grand repair, no perfect plan Just room to be a person, hand in hand [Pre-Chorus] When someone’s edges catch and tear Be gentle; there is goodness there [Chorus] You are good beneath the paper scars Still tender where the hard days are A careful word, a hand held out Can help the hurting breathe back out We heal a little, me and you With every kind thing that we do [Bridge] Not every wound will close today But kindness makes a softer way We pass that softness, palm to palm And find the good beneath the harm [Final Chorus] We are good beneath the paper scars Still tender where the hard days are A careful word, a hand held out Can help the hurting breathe back out We heal a little, me and you With every kind thing that we do [Outro] One gentle word One open hand The good in us Can grow again
