[Verse 1]
I was a wild child, barefoot in the clover
Moon in the pines and a storm in my chest
Then came a softness calling me closer
And taught me a wounded heart could rest
[Chorus]
Softness saved me
When fear had made its home inside
Not thunder, not fury, not steel
Just kindness teaching wounds to heal
Softness saved me
[Verse 2]
She moved through the world with a hush about her
Kind eyes that made a frightened spirit stay
Some souls can touch a bruise without pressing
And leave a little light where shadows lay
[Chorus]
Softness saved me
When fear had made its home inside
Not thunder, not fury, not steel
Just kindness teaching wounds to heal
Softness saved me
[Verse 3]
I kept that grace like something almost sacred
A hidden ember cupped against the cold
First love can live as reverence before naming
A quiet treasure carried, never sold
[Chorus]
Softness saved me
When fear had made its home inside
Not thunder, not fury, not steel
Just kindness teaching wounds to heal
Softness saved me
[Verse 4]
I learned some light arrives in whispers
Not every shield is forged in flame
Some souls survive because one gentle witness
Speaks your brokenness without shame
[Chorus]
Softness saved me
When fear had made its home inside
Not thunder, not fury, not steel
Just kindness teaching wounds to heal
Softness saved me
[Verse 5]
I thought the wild in me was only warning
A thing that watched and bared its teeth at night
But mercy taught the wolf another language
And turned old fear into a steadier light
[Chorus]
Softness saved me
When fear had made its home inside
Not thunder, not fury, not steel
Just kindness teaching wounds to heal
Softness saved me
[Verse 6]
Now when I offer shelter to another
I hear that old compassion in the thread
The hand that once reached softly through my darkness
Still teaches love to walk where fear once led
[Final Chorus]
Softness saved me
When fear had made its home inside
Not thunder, not fury, not steel
Just kindness teaching wounds to heal
And what once sheltered me in silence
Lives now in the words I sing
Softness saved me
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