[Verse 1]
(Adult)
Hey kid
On the stairs at 3 AM
Counting cracks inside the wall
Like they’re your only friends
(Boy)
I hear
Every door and every fight
Trying to fold myself so small
I disappear from sight
[Pre-Chorus]
(Adult)
You think it’s all your fault
I know
You hide the hurt where no one goes
But there’s a life you haven’t seen
You grow into the one you need
[Chorus]
(Adult + Boy)
Stay strong
Little heartbeat
Don’t let go
You’re not broken
You’re just growing through the storm
I swear the pain ends
You’ll learn your own name
There is hope for love in all your shame
Everything will be okay
(everything will be okay)
[Verse 2]
(Boy)
Will they
Always call me too much
Wrong
Will I ever outrun this
Or am I stuck lifelong
(Adult)
I’ve been
Where you circle in your mind
One day someone says your truth
And doesn’t leave this time
[Pre-Chorus]
(Adult)
You’ll laugh so loud you scare yourself
Fill your shelves with things you built
Hold a hand that doesn’t slip
Hear “I’m proud of you” and trust it
[Chorus]
(Adult + Boy)
Stay strong
Little heartbeat
Don’t let go
You’re not broken
You’re just growing through the storm
I swear the pain ends
You’ll learn your own name
There is hope for love in all your shame
Everything will be okay
(everything will be okay)
[Bridge]
(Boy)
Promise me the nights get short
That I won’t always lock the door
(Adult)
Promise
You won’t always feel this small
You’ll walk past that bedroom wall
And it won’t own you at all
(Both)
You won’t have to hide your face
You will find a softer place
[Chorus]
(Adult + Boy)
So stay strong
Little heartbeat
Don’t let go
Every scar becomes a story you outgrow
I swear the pain ends
You’ll learn your own name
There is hope for love in all your shame
Everything will be okay
Everything will be okay
[Outro]
(Adult, soft)
Hey kid
If you only trust one thing
When it’s too dark to be brave
Know I’m here
And you are saved (oh oh)