Lyric

I built my walls, high and wide

Learned to smile while I hide

Said “I’m fine,” with practiced grace

Kept everyone in a safer place

But then your quiet eyes met mine

No questions asked, no need to try

Something softened, something true

I didn’t run—and neither did you

So I lean toward the light

Not rushing, not quite

But enough to let warmth in

Enough to let trust begin

A whisper said, “you can heal, it’s alright”

And I believed it—for the first time that night

There were days I drowned in doubt

Taught myself to live without

But you held space, said nothing loud

And still, I heard you in the crowd

You didn’t promise stars or skies

Just stayed through silence and goodbyes

And slowly, like the coming dawn

I felt the fear begin to yawn

So I lean toward the light

It doesn’t have to be bright

Just a flicker, just a flame

That calls me gently by my name

If love is patient, soft, and kind

Then maybe I’ve been blind

I won’t say I’m ready whole

But I’ve let go of some control

And in that pause, in that breathless span

I reached again—with trembling hands

So I lean toward the light

Still learning wrong from right

But in your presence, I unfold

Not too fast, just brave and bold

It’s not a leap, not overnight

But still—

I’m leaning toward the light