May Fear Vanish At Your Stride

[Verse 1]
Peanut
You were so small
You fit in my shaking hands
I swore I would stand that tall
As long as this old heart can
You learned how to walk on my shoes
Laughing at how big they were
I learned how to stand in your truth
Every time I carried your hurt
[Chorus]
If one day I can’t be there by your side
May fear vanish at your stride
When the dark feels deeper than the night outside
May fear vanish at your stride
Keep this letter in your pocket when you cry
Every word a hand for you to hold in time
If I have to love you from the other side
May fear vanish at your stride
[Verse 2]
Peanut
I’ve watched you grow
Turning “why?” into “I’ll try”
You don’t always see what I know
There is iron behind those eyes
You think I’m the armor you wear
Truth is
You’ve been shielding me
Every joke
Every stubborn little prayer
Has been teaching my heart how to leave
[Chorus]
If one day I can’t be there by your side
May fear vanish at your stride
When the dark feels deeper than the night outside
May fear vanish at your stride
Keep this letter in your pocket when you cry
Every word a hand for you to hold in time
If I have to love you from the other side
May fear vanish at your stride
[Bridge]
You’ll hear my voice in the words you say
You’ll feel my hands in the choices you make
When you’re lost
Look down at your own brave feet
That’s where I’ll be
That’s where I’ll be (oh)
[Chorus]
So if one day I can’t be there by your side
May fear vanish at your stride
When the road feels longer than your hopeful mind
May fear vanish at your stride
Keep this letter in your pocket when you fly
Every line a light across the sky
If I have to love you from the other side
May fear vanish at your stride
May fear vanish
At your stride

Tender acoustic ballad in the spirit of emotive 2000s singer-songwriters; male vocals over intimate fingerpicked guitar and warm piano pads. Verses stay hushed and close-mic’d, building into a soaring, harmony-laced chorus. Subtle strings bloom on the second chorus for lift, with light percussion entering late for a gentle, cathartic swell before a soft, solo-guitar outro., beautiful, stride