Drown So Carefully

Shadows press against my skin A quiet ache I keep within I breathe the dust of yesterday Still hoping it might fade away Hold me in the dark, where the truth won’t speak I’m slipping through the cracks I swore I’d keep If silence is a shelter, let it fall on me I’m learning how to drown so carefully The floorboards creak beneath my doubt A trembling voice I can’t tune out I trace the outline of my fear It’s always closer than it appears And every breath feels borrowed now I keep pretending I know how Hold me in the dark, where the truth won’t speak I’m slipping through the cracks I swore I’d keep If silence is a shelter, let it fall on me I’m learning how to drown so carefully Pull me through the static haze I’m waking in a stranger’s gaze The rhythm shakes the fear from me A heartbeat caught in disarray Let it rise, let it break Let it carry what I can’t take Let it rise, let it break I’m still learning what I can’t shake The night folds in around my name A quiet grief I cannot tame I hold the echo like a thread It keeps me tethered to what’s left Hold me in the dark, where the truth won’t speak I’m slipping through the cracks I swore I’d keep If silence is a shelter, let it fall on me I’m learning how to drown so carefully ──────────────────────────────── © 2026 Govannon · Onath Lorn Audio Human-directed · AI-generated music Concept, lyric development, creative direction, editing, refinement, and final selection by Govannon Unauthorized copying, reproduction, re-uploading, redistribution, or commercial use is prohibited All rights reserved ────────────────────────────────