[Verse 1]
I counted every crack in the floor
Drew maps of silence, memorized the walls
I built a kingdom out of letting go
Where no one called
The window faced a garden I forgot
The door was locked from somewhere deep inside
I told myself the cold was what I chose
A quiet tide

[Pre-Chorus]
Then your voice cut through
Not a shout—a thread
Thin enough to break
But I reached for it instead

[Chorus]
And I'm learning to live
Not just wait for the wound to heal
I'm learning to give
The part of me I taught myself to feel
It's slow
God knows it's slow
But the dark is not the only thing I know

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 2]
Oh
I still flinch at sudden hands
Still check the exits in a crowded room
But you stay
You stay without demands
A different tune
The lock has rusted from the rain and use
I don't know how to do this perfectly
But I refuse

[Pre-Chorus]
Stay
Stay a little more
I can learn the steps
We can fall toward
Toward
Toward
Toward the open door

[Chorus]
And I'm learning to live
Not just wait for the wound to heal
I'm learning to give
The part of me I taught myself to feel
It's slow
God knows it's slow
But the dark is not the only thing I know


[Instrumental Bridge]

[Chorus]
And I'm learning to live!
(Learning to live!)
Not just wait for the wound to heal!
(The wound to heal!)
I'm learning to give
The part of me I taught myself to feel!
(To feel!)
It's slow
God knows it's slow
But the dark is not the only thing I know
(The only thing I know!)