SOFT

DEAR LOVER, WHEREVER YOU ARE
WHEN YOU GET TO MY HEART
LET ME BE SOFT

LIVING HAS TAKEN ITS TOLL AND I'VE HAD TO BE STRONG
I'VE HAD TO FIGHT HARD
I'VE LEARNED TO LIVE TAUT

I KNOW HOW TO HOLD IT TOGETHER WHEN I'M NOT OK
BUT I DON'T ALWAYS REMEMBER HOW TO LET TENSION DRAIN

SO IF YOU WANT ME TO TRUST YOU, LET ME UNCLENCH MY JAW
IF YOU WANT ME TO LOVE YOU, LET ME BE SOFT

DEAR LOVER, WHOEVER YOU ARE
IF YOU LOVE ME AT ALL BE SOMEBODY STRONG
IT'S TAKEN SOME TRIALS AND FLOODS BUT I KNOW WHAT I WANT
GIVE ME TENACITY, I WANT YOUR RESOLVE

SO IF YOU WANT  ME TO TRUST YOU, LET ME UNCLENCH MY JAW
IF YOU WANT ME TO LOVE YOU, LET ME BE SOFT

BE SOMEBODY WHO SAILS TOWARD ME WHEN I AM A STORM
PLEASE BE SOMEBODY BRAVE AND STRONG

MAKE IT SAFE TO START CRYING
BEAR WITH ME WHEN I'M WRONG
TELL ME I AM GODDESS, LET ME BE SOFT

BE SOMEBODY WHO'S ANCHORED WHEN MY WATERS GET ROUGH
PLEASE BE SOMEBODY STRONG, SO I CAN BE SOFT