[Verse 1]
There he goes again, steady in the storm
Voice like calm water, keeping others warm
Reads every silence like it’s written in his skin
Knows where it hurts before it settles in
He bends without breaking, carries what they lack
Picks up their pieces, never asks them back
Builds them a shelter from the weight they confess
While something inside him is slowly compressing
[Pre-Chorus]
He knows their hearts like they’re open doors
But his stays locked, he won’t explore
Every answer sitting in his hands
Except the ones he won’t understand
[Chorus]
I watch him give what he won’t receive
A quiet surrender they’ll never see
A force restrained behind his eyes
Holding the truth he won’t recognize
He’s everything they’ll ever need
But starves himself so they can breathe
A shadow walking just out of view
Telling his story… like it’s not his truth
[Verse 2]
He moves through lives like a steady guide
Fixing the cracks that they try to hide
Speaks with purpose, measured and clear
But never turns that voice in here
There’s a weight he carries he won’t name
Calls it control, but it feels the same
As chains he forged just to keep the peace
Every restraint is self-released
[Pre-Chorus]
He feels it all, but lets it pass
Like it was never meant to last
A mind so sharp, a heart so wide
Still finds a way to step aside
[Chorus]
I watch him give what he won’t receive
A quiet surrender they’ll never see
A force restrained behind his eyes
Holding the truth he won’t recognize
He’s everything they’ll ever need
But starves himself so they can breathe
A shadow walking just out of view
Telling his story… like it’s not his truth
[Bridge]
If he stopped for a moment, would he fall apart
Or finally hear his own guarded heart?
If he turned that care the other way
Would he even know what to say?
There’s a fire in him he won’t release
A war disguised as inner peace
And I stand here watching what he became
Knowing I’d do the same
[Outro]
So he keeps walking, line by line
A life he reads but won’t define
A presence felt, but never shown
Standing beside himself… alone
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