Surface to Substance

[Intro] Soft rain taps a window, quiet and true [Verse 1] I hear your voice in the static of the screen Calling for depth where the surface gleams We chase the stars with a tired, aching grin But the night asks for more than a hollow spin [Pre-Chorus] If words could breathe, they’d cradle the truth Not quick judgments dressed in a counterfeit mood [Chorus] Let’s slow it down, see through the noise Ask what’s beneath, hear the unnamed voice We’re more than labels we assign by sight Choose patience over the urge to bite [Verse 2] You speak of shadows, I seek the light Learning to listen before counting the right We’re all flawed maps with lines in the skin But grace is the compass that lets us begin [Pre-Chorus] If words could heal, they’d mend the seam Between what’s spoken loud and what we dream [Chorus] Let’s slow it down, see through the noise Ask what’s beneath, hear the unnamed voice We’re more than labels we assign by sight Choose patience over the urge to bite [Bridge] Maybe the strength is in saying I’m sorry Maybe the courage is listening fully [Chorus] Let’s slow it down, see through the noise Ask what’s beneath, hear the unnamed voice We’re more than labels we assign by sight Choose patience over the urge to bite [Outro] Let the rain wash the quick judgments away We rise together when we choose to stay