Not mine

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Lyrics:

I walk into a room, feel the weather change
Clouds in your eyes but you don’t say a thing
I used to wear it like a second skin
Every storm you carried, I was drowning in

But I’m learning where I end, where you begin
There’s a line beneath my feet I’m standing in

Not every tear I feel is mine to cry
Not every shadow’s meant to steal my light
I can love you, I can let you be
Without losing pieces of me
I’m not closing off, I’m drawing lines
Let your heart be yours and mine be mine

I was a mirror for your silent pain
Every whispered hurt echoing my name
Now I let the waves just pass me by
I don’t have to sink to show I’m by your side

There’s a difference between care and sacrifice
I can hold space without giving my life

Not every tear I feel is mine to cry
Not every shadow’s meant to steal my light
I can love you, I can let you be
Without losing pieces of me
I’m not closing off, I’m drawing lines
Let your heart be yours and mine be mine

I’m still open, still soft, still true
Just not breaking myself in two
I can stand in the rain with you
But I won’t become the storm you’re going through

Not every weight is mine to hold
Not every story mine to own
I can care without the cost
I don’t have to get lost
I’m still here, I still feel
But now I know what’s mine to heal

Cinematic, empathic.