Hand On Your Back

[Verse 1]
I saw you flinch
At your own name
Like it came in sharp
Like it brought shame

You kept your smile
Halfway on
Like a porch light
Just before dawn

I said stay here
Don’t run so fast
Let me be the place
You don’t brace for at last

[Pre-Chorus]
I learned your quiet
I learned your tells
The way you hide
When you’re not doing well

So I moved slow
And I leaned in close
Said I know that face
You don’t have to pose

[Chorus]
I love the parts you hide
I love the parts you show
I love the way you soften
When you finally know

You are seen, you are safe
You are more than enough
I keep making room
I keep giving you love

(you are seen) (you are safe)
I keep giving you love

[Verse 2]
You told me once
You waited long
For a hand to stay
When the room felt wrong

For a voice to say
What your heart knew first
That your whole soul counts
Not your second-guessing hurt

So I held that truth
Like a lit flame
Not to change your face
Just to speak your name

[Pre-Chorus]
And when the dark
Starts talking loud
I pull your thread
Back out of the crowd

No grand speech
Just my open door
One honest look
And a little more

[Chorus]
I love the parts you hide
I love the parts you show
I love the way you soften
When you finally know

You are seen, you are safe
You are more than enough
I keep making room
I keep giving you love

(you are seen) (you are safe)
I keep giving you love

[Bridge]
Let the armor fall
Let the old ache leave
You don’t have to earn
What I already believe

If you lose your way
I’ll say it again
You were never hard to hold
You were hurt by then

[Final Chorus]
I love the parts you hide
I love the parts you show
I love the way you soften
When you finally know

You are seen, you are safe
You are more than enough
I keep making room
I keep giving you love

I keep making room
I keep giving you love

(you are seen) (you are safe)
I keep giving you love