Soften the Edges

Verse 1

Woke before the sun again

The apartment still, the air held tight

Two weeks of dishes in the sink

A letter waiting out of sight

I'm twenty-eight, still undecided

Are these roads leading me astray or home?

My mother says it's just a phase

I tell her I'm still finding my way

Pre-Chorus

And I leave my coffee sitting cold

Stare at walls that know my name

Trying to make a little home

In the middle of this change

Chorus

Soften the edges

Let the sharp things fall away

I'm learning how to hold myself

The way I'd hold another's hand

Soften the edges

Give the tender parts some room

I don't need to be whole just yet

I just need to be

Verse 2

Found a feather on the sidewalk

Tucked it in a book I'll never read

Some people call it superstition

I call it proof that I'm still here

An old guitar leans by the sofa

Dusty strings still know their song

I hum a tune without a name

And let the evening carry on

Pre-Chorus

And the windows glow with golden light

The neighbors cook their evening meal

I could knock and say hello

Or let the silence help me heal

Chorus

Soften the edges

Let the sharp things fall away

I'm learning how to hold myself

The way I'd hold another's hand

Soften the edges

Give the tender parts some room

I don't need to be whole just yet

I just need to be

Bridge

I'm not running from the ache

I'm learning how to give it space

Let my heart move at its own pace

No need to name what's wild inside

Let it bloom, let it breathe

Let the roots grow deep beneath

I don't have to know it all

I can rise without it all

Final Chorus

Soften the edges

Let the sharp things fall away

I'm learning how to hold myself

The way I'd hold another's hand

Soften the edges

Give the tender parts some room

I don't need to be whole just yet

I just need to be

Outro

I just need to be

Just let me be

Mm-mm

I just need to be