HEAVY HEART soulful tenor 1990s Sophisti-pop

(Verse 1 - Section A) Softly now… don't make a sound Keep your feet on solid ground The air is sweet, the light is new But we’ve seen how the sky turns from blue To a shade of grey we used to know So take it easy, take it slow (Verse 2 - Section A) I feel the pull, the sudden spark A steady hand within the dark But memory is a shade that stays That counts the cost of better days I recognize this rising tide And how it leaves no place to hide (Verse 3 - Section A) So hush, my heart, don't beat so fast You know things that didn’t last You’re reaching out for something real But cautious of the things you feel It’s safer in the quiet space Than lost within a familiar face (Verse 4 - Section A) I’m whispering to every nerve To keep the distance we deserve Because the fall is twice as long When you’ve spent your life being strong We’ve been here once, maybe twice And paid a heavy, hollow price (Bridge 1 - Section B) It’s not that I don’t want to stay Or that I’m looking for a way To run before the fear grows It’s just that everybody knows That once you start, you can’t begin I’m just afraid to let you in (Bridge 2 - Section B) So give me time to trust the air To breathe without a constant prayer That I won't break, that I won't fold Beneath a story already told I’m standing here, out in the cold I haven’t left, I’m just on hold (Verse 5 - Section A) Be patient with the way I move There’s so much I need to soothe To the part of me that’s still afraid Of every promise ever made The door is open just a crack But I’m not ready to turn back (Verse 6 - Section A) Stay steady now, don’t rush the light We don’t have to win the night Just hold the line, I’ll hold the line Until the rhythm feels like mine Just wait and let the shadows part Hold on, hold on, my heavy heart