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2. Written In Ink

Lyrics • Breaking The Seal

Verse

I didn’t ask you to open it there

Didn’t want the moment crowded with air

Too many eyes, too many sounds

This deserved silence, not background noise

Paper in my hand felt heavier than stone

Every word inside it finally had a home

I said take it, read it when you’re alone

When the world goes quiet and you’re on your own

Because this wasn’t drunk fire or late-night talk

This was sober truth learning how to walk

I wasn’t chasing drama, I wasn’t playing games

I was choosing honesty instead of shame

Pre-Chorus

Your eyes met mine

Something shimmered there

Not fear… not laughter…

Just awareness

Chorus

I left my truth in your hands

Didn’t ask for answers or plans

Just asked you to see me clear

When the noise disappears

If this changes everything

Or leaves me where I stand

I still left my truth in your hands

Verse

You smiled and asked me, half joking, half real

“Are you trying to give me a hard time?”

And I didn’t dodge it, didn’t hide

I said YES!!! — because silence already lied

We can’t pretend words said without control

Have less weight than feelings we never show

I wasn’t drunk on alcohol

I was drunk on courage for once in my life

And I won’t erase that just to stay safe

Because comfort without truth is another cage

Pre-Chorus

We stood right there

No script, no sign

Just two people crossing

An invisible line

Chorus

I left my truth in your hands

Didn’t ask for answers or plans

Just asked you to see me clear

When the noise disappears

If this changes everything

Or leaves me where I stand

I still left my truth in your hands

Bridge

No promises

No demand

Just a letter

And a trembling hand

Breakdown

Walked away

Heart racing

Every step louder than my breathing

Didn’t look back

Didn’t run

Because I finally did what had to be done

Final Chorus

I left my truth in your hands

Not asking you to understand

Just asking you to feel it real

When you’re alone and the world stands still

Whatever happens, I’ll still stand

Because I left my truth in your hands

Outro

Read it when you’re alone…