Safe Harbor

I saw you drowning before you ever knew
Hands tied tight to a life you never chose
I loved you gently, I loved you true
I gave you rest when the world was closed

I learned your fear like a second skin
Knew every place you learned to bend
I kept saying, stand up, stand in
But I can’t stand up for you in the end

Pre-Chorus
I understand why you freeze
I know who taught you to stay small
But understanding doesn’t mean
I can keep breaking when you won’t fall

Chorus
I was your safe harbor, calm and wide
You came to me when the storm got loud
But you never sailed, you just survived
And I’m worn down from waiting on courage now

I want you, God I only want you
But love shouldn’t feel like it’s killing me
I can’t be the place you hide from truth
While my whole future’s on hold indefinitely

Verse 2
You took small steps, just enough to show
That maybe someday you’d choose your own name
But every time it got real, you froze
And called it timing, called it pain

I planned a life, I packed the hope
Watched my child believe in May
Now January feels like a rope
Pulling that future further away

Pre-Chorus
I’ve fought my way out of control before
I know how hard that war can be
But I can’t keep fighting yours
While mine keeps losing me

Chorus
I was your safe harbor, calm and wide
You came to me when the storm got loud
But you never sailed, you just survived
And I’m worn down from waiting on courage now

I want you, God I only want you
But love shouldn’t feel like it’s killing me
I can’t be the place you hide from truth
While my whole future’s on hold indefinitely

Bridge
This isn’t anger, this isn’t blame
This is a line I can’t unsee
I won’t teach my kids that love is pain
Or waiting forever to be free

If you rise, it won’t be because of me
If you fall, it won’t be my fault
I’ve given you safety, truth, and time
But I can’t be the cost

Final Chorus
I was your safe harbor, steady and warm
But harbors aren’t meant to be homes
I need a man who sails through storms
Not one who just knows how to cope

I still want you, that part is true
But wanting you can’t be my end
So if you choose yourself someday
I hope you’ll understand

Outro
I love you enough to let the tide
Carry me somewhere I can breathe
I won’t be your shelter from your life
I have to be mine… I have to be free

Metal. Verses stay tense and palm-muted, bass grinding under raw female vocals with fragile cleans and sharp screams