Soft Skin, New Start

[Verse 1]
Used to flinch when I heard your name
Hands went cold
Same old shame
Bathroom light on
Staring at the damage I’d taken
Old T‑shirt on the bedroom chair
Half a plan
But I wasn’t there
Just replaying
Every time my heart got shaken
[Chorus]
But touch this soft skin
New start
Feel it heal over every scar
I’ve been broken
I’ve been torn apart
Now I’m learning how to love this heart
Yeah
Touch this soft skin
Slow down
See the glow where the cracks were found
I’m not begging you to fill the dark
I’m the fire
I’m the spark
[Verse 2]
Lip balm
Late walk
Talking low
Laughing ‘bout the things we’ll never know
I catch you
Scanning all the lines on my shoulder
I don’t hide
I just breathe you in
Let you trace where the ache has been
Then I whisper
“I’m not fragile
I’m older”
[Chorus]
So touch this soft skin
New start
Feel it heal over every scar
I’ve been broken
I’ve been torn apart
Now I’m learning how to love this heart
Yeah
Touch this soft skin
Slow down
See the glow where the cracks were found
If you stay
You better know this part:
I’m the fire
I’m the spark (oh yeah)
[Bridge]
Used to dress down
Fade in the back
Now I paint my mouth
Arch my back
Every bruise I carried like a brand
Turns to gold when I take my own hand
[Chorus]
So touch this soft skin
New start
Feel it heal over every scar
I was shattered
Now I wear the art
Every fracture making me this sharp
Yeah
Touch this soft skin
Slow burn
Kiss the places I had to relearn
I’m not asking you to mend my heart
Just to feel it
As it restarts (mm-hmm)

folk, Intimate acoustic pop, nylon-string guitar and soft male vocals up close to the mic; fingerpicked verses, gentle thumbed bass, and brushed cajón. Chorus blooms with stacked harmonies, airy pads, and a subtle low swell for warmth. Energy grows from fragile to quietly confident, ending on a lingering harmonic and a whispered ad-lib., acoustic