SECOND HAND HEART

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. 

Melancholic piano ballad,slow 72–80 BPM,emotional male vocal,intimate sadlove song ,raw vulnerable lyrics heartbreak