SECOND-HAND HEART
[Verse 1]
I’ve been singin’ to the ceiling like it might sing back,
Got a playlist full of memories I’m scared to unpack.
Every time you say you miss me, I just change the tone,
’Cause the last one that I trusted turned my chest to stone.
I’ve got flowers on my windowsill that never see the sun,
Kinda like the way I love—always halfway done.
You ask, “Why you always distant when I’m right right here?”
I just laugh it off and blame the day, not the fear.
[Pre-Chorus]
You don’t know the wars I fight under quiet skin,
Every time you call it love, I just brace for when it ends.
[Chorus]
I would give you all my love, but I spent it on a ghost,
Left it shaking on the floor with the one that hurt the most.
I would hold you through the night till the daylight cuts in two,
But my arms are full of damage and I’m scared of breaking you.
I would sing you something soft, something beautiful and new,
But every melody I write still bleeds their name in blue.
So I’m standing in the doorway with this second-hand heart,
Wishing I could tear it out and hand you a brand new start.
[Verse 2]
You say, “I’m not like the others, I won’t walk away.”
But they all said that same line in a different way.
I’ve been used to being left right when I let go,
So I hold you at a distance just in case you’re one of those.
I’m not scared of bein’ lonely—I’ve been friends with that,
Empty bed, cold phone, I know my way back.
What I’m scared of is you seein’ all the cracks in my chest,
Turnin’ “I’ll be here forever” to “I wish you the best.”
[Pre-Chorus]
You deserve a softer soul than this chipped-up piece of mine,
I’m still sweepin’ up the edges from the ones I left behind.
[Chorus]
I would give you all my love, but I spent it on a ghost,
Left it shaking on the floor with the one that hurt the most.
I would hold you through the night till the daylight cuts in two,
But my arms are full of damage and I’m scared of breaking you.
I would sing you something soft, something
So I’m standing in the doorway with this second-hand heart,
Wishing I could tear it out and hand you a brand new start.
[Bridge]
Maybe if you stay a while, I’ll remember how to feel,
Maybe if you say my name, something frozen starts to heal.
But if I flinch when you get close, don’t take it as a sign,
That I don’t want you—
I’m just scared you’ll change your mind.
[Final Chorus]
I will try to give you love, even haunted by this ghost,
Clean the corners of my chest that I hated the most.
If you hold me when I shake and my past comes bleeding through,
Maybe I can grow new arms that were only made for you.
’Cause I’m tired of empty rooms and this second-hand heart,
If you’re patient with the cracks, we could build a brand new start.
[Outro – spoken]
If I push you back a little when you’re reaching for my scars…
Just know I’m not rejecting you—
I’m just scared of how deep you are.
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