Lyric

It’s not the kind of thing you shout out loud

But that memory sits apart from every crowd

The way your fingers brushed my shoulder then

I find myself recalling it again

You didn’t have to say "it’s gonna be okay"

But with a single look, you pushed the ghosts away

A gentle gaze that let me finally breathe

And taught my heavy heart to start to leave

Now my heart is like a mirror, still and deep

In the quiet of your shadow, I can keep

A feeling where the pain of someone else

Feels a little closer to my own inner selves

I might not change the world with what I do

But I’m learning how to soften, thanks to you

A gentle touch is all I have to give

With this steady, quiet heart you let me live (Ah)

At the station gate, someone bumps into me

In a rushing crowd, where no one’s ever free

The person that I was would look away

And walk into the coldness of the day

But today, I offered up a simple smile

"I'm sorry," just to walk the extra mile

And every time I search to find the why

Your face is there, beneath the open sky

Now my heart is like a mirror, still and deep

In the time we spent together, I can keep

The noisy world begins to sound so sweet

A kinder rhythm moving through the street

I can’t be a hero, I can’t be the light

But I’ll treat a passing stranger just as right

With a steady, quiet heart you let me live (Oh)

If I try to put the words into a song

I’m afraid I’ll lose the feeling, lose the long

So I just try to mirror what you taught

Passing on the kindness that you brought

Now my heart is like a mirror, still and deep

Every time I think of you, I go to sleep

With eyes that see the strangers in the train

A little more forgiving of the pain

I don’t need a promise for the years to come

If I changed today, then I’m not really numb

That’s enough for me, that’s all I need

With this steady, quiet heart you’ve freed (Ah yeah)