Steady Hands

[Verse 1] Morning in the kitchen Cup against the sink Light across the counter Nothing asking me to flee The old alarms still murmur But they don’t run the room And I can feel the difference In the way I reach for things Less shaking in the gesture Less hurry in the blood Like maybe peace is not a thought Maybe peace is how you touch [Pre-Chorus] The handle of the kettle The frame around the door The small things that remember What the body’s learning for [Chorus] Steady hands For the life in front of me Steady hands For the things that ask for care Not a saint Not made new Just a little less afraid Of what my hands might do Steady hands [Verse 2] I used to live in reflex Like every hour was a test Every word a possible spark Every silence something to survive But now I let the moment Arrive before I move I let the breath come all the way in Before I choose And it sounds so small Till you’ve lived the other way Till the whole world has been built On trying not to break [Pre-Chorus] A softer answer A slower turn A little less fire At the edges of the nerve [Chorus] Steady hands For the life in front of me Steady hands For the things that ask for care Not a saint Not made new Just a little less afraid Of what my hands might do Steady hands [Bridge] For the cup For the child For the keys set on the table For the door left open For the truth said plain For the ache that rises And does not have to run the day For all of it Steady hands [Final Chorus] Steady hands For the life I’m learning now Steady hands For the love that stays in reach Not healed Not through Just a little more able To do what love requires Steady hands [Outro] Not perfect Just steady That’s enough