Lyric

Mug on the table

Steam drawing halos in the air

News on in the background

But I’m not living there

Screen full of shouting

Heart choosing silence instead

I plant a deep breath

Like a seed in my chest

Peace, come sit with me

On this small, ordinary morning

You turn the noise to falling leaves

Slowly drifting, slowly forming

A place inside that doesn’t shake

Whatever breaks, whatever’s left

You are the still river

Running through my chest

Bus stop, grey weather

Crowd moving faster than time

Old man drops his ticket

I bend down, hand it back, we smile

Cars keep on racing

We share one quiet second there

Two strangers on an island

Built from nothing but shared air

Peace, walk here with me

On this cracked and busy pavement

You turn the rush to open fields

Filled with space and wordless statements

A world inside that will not chase

Whatever pace the world expects

You are the slow river

Running through my chest

Kitchen light flickers

Kids drawing suns on the floor

Bills on the counter

Stacked like waves against the door

But someone starts laughing

Over spilled juice and bare feet

Chaos in the hallway

Feels like grace that’s gone off-beat

Peace, laugh loud with me

In this cluttered, living moment

You turn the stress to colored chalk

Little hands and small atonements

A home inside that doesn’t judge

Whatever smudge, whatever mess

You are the warm river

Running through my chest

Night on the pillow

Old fears tapping at the glass

Shadows on the ceiling

Try to drag me to the past

I name what is hurting

Let the tears roll where they will

Then something soft answers

Saying, “Stay, I’m with you still”

Peace, lie down with me

In this fragile, sleepless darkness

You turn the dread to distant storms

Rolling over far-off harbors

A heart inside that learns to rest

Whatever test, whatever test

You are the deep river

Running through my chest

I thought I had to earn you

By being calm, being kind, being strong

But you were in the tremor

In every ache, all along

So teach me to remember

When the sky feels like it’s falling

You’re hiding in each heartbeat

In each breath I keep recalling

Peace, stay here with me

Through each ordinary sunrise

You turn the world to open hands

Meeting all of it with kind eyes

A life inside that gently holds

Young and old, the cursed, the blessed

You are the endless river

Running through my chest