Beneath the Paper Scars

[Verse 1]
You keep a paper heart inside your coat
With little cuts from every word they wrote
But underneath the folds, still warm and whole
A good small garden waiting in your soul

[Pre-Chorus]
So when your hands are shaking, take mine
We can mend one edge at a time

[Chorus]
You are good beneath the paper scars
Still tender where the hard days are
A careful word, a hand held out
Can help the hurting breathe back out
We heal a little, me and you
With every kind thing that we do

[Verse 2]
You saved the seat, you let me speak
You saw the brave behind the weak
No grand repair, no perfect plan
Just room to be a person, hand in hand

[Pre-Chorus]
When someone’s edges catch and tear
Be gentle; there is goodness there

[Chorus]
You are good beneath the paper scars
Still tender where the hard days are
A careful word, a hand held out
Can help the hurting breathe back out
We heal a little, me and you
With every kind thing that we do

[Bridge]
Not every wound will close today
But kindness makes a softer way
We pass that softness, palm to palm
And find the good beneath the harm

[Final Chorus]
We are good beneath the paper scars
Still tender where the hard days are
A careful word, a hand held out
Can help the hurting breathe back out
We heal a little, me and you
With every kind thing that we do

[Outro]
One gentle word
One open hand
The good in us
Can grow again