Lyric

Steam from the cup

Fog on the window

Lists on the table

All the things I owe

But the kettle sings

A quiet little promise

Today I’ll walk slower

Let the rush just pass

I am safe in this small moment

Breathing in the open sky

Every worry shrinks and softens

When I stop asking why

If the world breaks into pieces

I will still belong right here

Let this simple, steady heartbeat

Be the sound that clears the fear

Traffic in the distance

Emails in a pile

Head full of answers

I haven’t found in a while

Then a bird on the railing

Tilts its head like it knows

How a tiny flash of color

Holds a hidden glow

I am safe in this small moment

Breathing in the open sky

Every worry shrinks and softens

When I stop asking why

If the world breaks into pieces

I will still belong right here

Let this simple, steady heartbeat

Be the sound that clears the fear

Laundry on the heater

Books beside the bed

Rain starts a rhythm

Above my head

In the hush between thunder

I hear my own name

Spoken like forgiveness

Without any blame

I am safe in this small moment

Breathing in the open sky

Every worry shrinks and softens

When I stop asking why

If the world breaks into pieces

I will still belong right here

Let this simple, steady heartbeat

Be the sound that clears the fear

Faces in the photos

Years in a frame

All of the versions

That carried my name

I touch the glass gently

Whisper, “You did fine”

Every past hesitation

Folding into mine

So I lay these restless stories down

Let them wash along the shore

I am more than every heavy sound

I am breath

And something more

I am safe in this small moment

Breathing in the open sky

Every worry shrinks and softens

When I stop asking why

If the world breaks into pieces

I will still belong right here

Let this simple, steady heartbeat

Be the sound that clears the fear