[Verse 1]
I used to dodge my own reflection
Turn the mirror to the wall
Wore my shame like heavy denim
Ripped and dragging in the hall
Let every comment cut me open
Called it truth, called it deserved
Put my heart in second place
Like I’d done something worse
[Pre-Chorus]
But I’m tired of begging
For a seat at my own table
If I’m breathing, I’m enough
Yeah, I’m finally saying
[Chorus]
These rough hands, soft heart
I’m not breaking myself apart
I’m done giving all my love away
Just to watch me fade to gray
These rough hands, soft heart
Every scar is still art
I found somebody I can trust in the dark
It’s me, it’s me
(My own damn spark)
[Verse 2]
Used to chase people who vanish
Ghosts in daylight, sweet then gone
Tried to shrink to fit their pockets
Folded edges, came out wrong
Now I’m dancing in my kitchen
In my oldest t-shirt, barefoot
Laughing at the tears that made
Little oceans where I stood
[Pre-Chorus]
I ain’t perfect, I ain’t polished
But I’m real and I’m still able
So I pull up one more chair
Say, “Sit down, you’re finally welcome”
[Chorus]
These rough hands, soft heart
I’m not breaking myself apart
I’m done giving all my love away
Just to watch me fade to gray
These rough hands, soft heart
Every scar is still art
I found somebody I can trust in the dark
It’s me, it’s me
(My own damn spark)
[Bridge]
Who held you when you crumbled? (I did)
Who stayed when you were trouble? (I did)
Who picked glass out of your feet
Every time you hit that street
Yeah, that was me
That was me
So I’m singing to the stranger
Sleeping quiet in my chest
“You’re not hard to love at all
You’re the one who loved the rest”
[Chorus]
These rough hands, soft heart
I’m not breaking myself apart
I’m done giving all my love away
Just to watch me fade to gray
These rough hands, soft heart
Every scar is still art
I found somebody I can trust in the dark
It’s me, it’s me
(yeah, it’s always been me)
These rough hands, soft heart
I’m my own wild restart