[Intro]
[Warm acoustic guitar, Rhodes piano, soft pad]
Mmm, yeah
I found a place where my breathing comes easy
No locked rooms, no need to disappear
God knew the season
Listen close now
[Verse 1]
My heart moves toward you without counting the cost
Like a small porch light left on after everyone’s gone
I used to call surrender love, wore silence like a dress
Handed over every boundary, hoping you would guess
But you met me with a patience I had never learned to trust
A steady hand beside mine, no performance, no rush
Now I can say what I need and watch you stay right there
No bargaining for kindness, no disappearing into air
[Pre-Chorus]
The first night we talked, my shoulders came down
Something in your quiet made a home of this town
I traded restless guessing for a floor beneath my feet
And every little honest thing made peace feel more complete
[Drop]
S-s-settling in the light
[Chorus]
I settled in my soul, finally breathing deep
All the noise that chased me has grown quiet in my sleep
And I know it’s you, the one I want beside my life
No more borrowed corners, no more rehearsing why
You took me from the places where I learned to hide my tears
Held the door wide open, let the morning reach my years
Now I’m standing here with you, unafraid and free
What a beautiful difference, you settling with me
[Post-Chorus]
Mmm, no locked doors
I can tell the truth and still be yours
Mmm, no more running
Peace has got a name, and I hear it coming
[Verse 2]
There’s a grocery list folded underneath the keys
You laugh because I always buy the coffee before the cheese
A quick stop turns to talking in the parked car after dark
Your thumb draws little circles on the back of my hand
I’ve met the people you love, and you introduce me plain
No careful edits to the story, no disguising my name
The ordinary feels holy when it isn’t built on fear
A shared cup by the window, knowing you are really here
[Pre-Chorus]
You said, “I’ll keep you safe,” and I believed your tone
Not because you made a promise, but because you made it known
God knew the hour my heart could open without fight
He led me from the waiting to this simple kind of right
[Drop]
S-s-settling in the light
[Chorus]
I settled in my soul, finally breathing deep
All the noise that chased me has grown quiet in my sleep
And I know it’s you, the one I want beside my life
No more borrowed corners, no more rehearsing why
You took me from the places where I learned to hide my tears
Held the door wide open, let the morning reach my years
Now I’m standing here with you, unafraid and free
What a beautiful difference, you settling with me
[Verse 3]
I remember thinking peace belonged to someone else
To people with clean hands and a kinder view of themselves
I accepted half a welcome, waited by an unused chair
Prayed in rooms with no windows for a love that would stay there
Now we walk into the café, your arm around my waist
No secret little exits, no hurry to erase
You arrived when I was ready to receive what I had prayed
And put a steady ground beneath the life I’m learning to make
[Bridge]
[B3 organ swells, handclaps, choir harmonies]
He knew the season, He knew the hour
He brought me back to my own power
No restless butterflies, no alarm inside my chest
I am safe in honest love, I am finally at rest
Open the door, let the whole room see
I am not a secret, I am here, I am me
[Final Chorus]
I settled in my soul, finally breathing deep
All the noise that chased me has grown quiet in my sleep
And I know it’s you, the one I want beside my life
No more borrowed corners, no more rehearsing why
You took me from the places where I learned to hide my tears
Held the door wide open, let the morning reach my years
Now I’m standing here with you, unafraid and free
What a beautiful difference, you settling with me
[Outro]
[Soft Rhodes and acoustic guitar]
God knew the season
He knew the hour
No secret rooms
Just love with room to flower
Mmm, settling with you
Settling with me
[Soft ceramic mug clink]
[End]