Soft Words In Your Hands
Lyrics
Verse 1
You show up now with soft words in your hands
Like nothing ever happened, like I'd understand
You wear that sorry look like it fits just right
But I know what it cost me to sleep at night
I learned the shape of silence on my own
Counted every crack in this borrowed home
I held the line when you let go first
So don't call it love and don't call it hurt
Pre-Chorus
I don't need your backdoor truth
I don't need your halfway proof
You can reach for me all day
But I won't go back that way
Chorus
Soft words in your hands
Don't change where we stand
I carried the weight alone
I built my home
I built my home
Soft words in your hands
They fall through my plans
You had your chance to hold on
Now I'm moving on
I'm moving on
Verse 2
There were dishes in the sink and a chair by the door
A busted lock, a note, and nothing more
I made tea in the dark with the blinds pulled low
Tried to teach my heart to let you go
Every long night stacked brick by brick
Every bad memory, I made it stick
Now this floor feels mine, this air feels new
And the hardest thing was getting through
Pre-Chorus
I don't need your backdoor truth
I don't need your halfway proof
You can reach for me all day
But I won't go back that way
Chorus
Soft words in your hands
Don't change where we stand
I carried the weight alone
I built my home
I built my home
Soft words in your hands
They fall through my plans
You had your chance to hold on
Now I'm moving on
I'm moving on
Bridge
Maybe you meant it when the rain came down
Maybe you lost your way in this town
But I'm not the place you come to mend
I'm not the room you walk through again
I found my name in the mess you left
I found my breath, I found myself
So keep your soft words, keep your easy plea
I've got these walls, and they protect me
Chorus
Soft words in your hands
Don't change where we stand
I carried the weight alone
I built my home
I built my home
Soft words in your hands
They fall through my plans
You had your chance to hold on
Now I'm moving on
I'm moving on