Open Hands

[Verse 1]
I used to grip so tight
Till my knuckles turned white
Chasing every loose thread
In the dark of my mind

I kept score in the rain
Counted salt in my pain
But the wound did not move
When I pulled it in vain

[Pre-Chorus]
Then you came like a slow tide
Said, "You don't have to fight"
All that broken glass
Turns soft in the right light

[Chorus]
Open hands
Let it stay
Open hands
I am safe

I can bend
I can breathe
Open hands
Carry me

[Verse 2]
Now I leave room for grace
On the edge of each day
If the plan falls apart
I still find my way

There is peace in the ache
There is hush in the break
When I stop making war
With the shape that I take

[Pre-Chorus]
Then the fear loosens up
Like a knot in the rain
What I lost in the storm
Comes back as calm again

[Chorus]
Open hands
Let it stay
Open hands
I am safe

I can bend
I can breathe
Open hands
Carry me

[Bridge]
I was not built to hold
Every weight, every name
Some things bloom when released
Some things heal when untamed

So I lay it all down
Let the river receive
What I cannot control
Is still enough for me

[Chorus]
Open hands
Let it stay
Open hands
I am safe

I can bend
I can breathe
Open hands
Carry me