Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I was raised on quiet hands
Told a man just takes his stand
Nobody showed me how to hold
A weight that isn't mine to fold
I learned to shout and call it strength
To build a wall and call it length
[Pre-Chorus]
But walls don't keep the winter out
They only keep me in
[Chorus]
My duty isn't owning her
It's standing where the hurt begins
My duty isn't taming her
It's listening when the silence spins
I carry not a crown but care
I answer when she calls my name
My duty isn't owning her
It's never being twice the same
[Verse 2]
She doesn't need a gate or guard
She needs a hand that isn't hard
She needs a voice that won't retreat
When every other voice repeats
I was taught to win the room
Now I learn to leave it soon
[Pre-Chorus]
So she can breathe and so can I
Two fires in one sky
[Chorus]
My duty isn't owning her
It's standing where the hurt begins
My duty isn't taming her
It's listening when the silence spins
I carry not a crown but care
I answer when she calls my name
My duty isn't owning her
It's never being twice the same
[Bridge]
Strong is not the loudest sound
Strong is standing still and staying
Strong is not the loudest sound
Strong is standing still and staying
[Chorus]
My duty isn't owning her
It's standing where the hurt begins
My duty isn't taming her
It's listening when the silence spins
I carry not a crown but care
I answer when she calls my name
My duty isn't owning her
It's never being twice the same
[Outro]
Never twice the same
Never twice the same