[Verse 1] I still reach for love like it might bite I’ve learned the shape of a lie from the way it smiles I’ve learned how a hand can close my throat without ever touching skin So yes, I’m scared Scared of hope in a clean shirt asking for my number [Pre-Chorus] But I am still here Still wanting Still standing in the doorway of my own life with my heart in both hands I want the truth even when it’s ugly I want a pause that you don’t call broken [Chorus] Be kind to me Be kind to me (be kind to me) Be gentle with my scars Be kind to me Be kind to me (be kind to me) And stay when I’m hard to love [Verse 2] I carry old bruises like invisible luggage Some nights they unpack in the dark And I swear I can hear my past moving around the room I know my flaws I know my edges I know the way I flinch when a voice gets loud [Pre-Chorus] If love comes, let it come honest Let it come slow Let it know my name and not confuse my wounds for the whole of me I want my final years with somebody laughing because they know me and stayed anyway [Chorus] Be kind to me Be kind to me (be kind to me) Be gentle with my scars Be kind to me Be kind to me (be kind to me) And stay when I’m hard to love [Bridge] I’m not asking for a miracle Just a real one A person who can say “I see you,” and mean it Hold my damaged parts like they are not a burden Like they are proof I survived [Final Chorus] Be kind to me Be kind to me (be kind to me) Be gentle with my scars Be kind to me Be kind to me (be kind to me) And stay when I’m hard to love Stay with my flaws Stay with my tears Stay with the years I gave to fear Be kind to me That’s how I’ll know it’s love That I am loved (be kind to me)
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