Hold My Heart Kindly - Arden Coley
Old scars speak softly
under skin
Asking who will be gentle
with them
I've loved like a battlefield
loud and raw
I've learned the hard way what breaking is for
So when you came close
I flinched at the good
Like love might turn cruel
if it ever could
Hold my heart kindly
don't squeeze it for proof
Hold my heart kindly
like sheltered under a roof
Hold my heart kindly
I'm learning to stay
in the quiet safe center you make
I don't need perfection
I don't need a crown
I just need your patience
when my guard comes down
and you whisper my name
Like a promise kept
like a lullaby
for the parts that wept
Hold my heart kindly
don't squeeze it for proof
Hold my heart kindly
like sheltered under a roof
Hold my heart kindly
I'm learning to stay
in the quiet safe center you make
I tell you my fears
you don't laugh
you don't run
You sit with the shadows
until they're done
You don't turn my weakness
into a debt
You love me like sunrise
without regret
Hold my heart kindly
don't squeeze it for proof
Hold my heart kindly
like sheltered under a roof
Hold my heart kindly
I'm learning to stay
in the quiet safe center you make
If I ever forget
what mercy can be
Hold my heart kindly
in the mind we