Where You Stand

The world feels steady where you stand
Even when it's breaking in our hands
You don't raise your voice, you don't explain
But somehow everything remains

You read the signs we never see
Carry weight in quiet bravery
When the night is longer than the day
You stay, even when you're afraid

You never ask to be the ground
But we don't rise if you're not around

You hold the line, you take the fall
So we don't feel the fear at all

Where you stand, the world holds on
Every light finds its way home
If we're strong, if we believe
It's because you never leave
Nothing grows, nothing stays
Without the love you give away

You give your sleep to give us peace
Trade your silence so we can breathe
Every step you take alone
Builds a place we get to call home

You don't need saving, you don't ask
You just carry more than we can grasp
Even when you're running on empty
You still give what's left of you freely

You teach us more than words can say
Just by choosing us each day

You make the dark feel temporary
Just by staying, just by being

Where you stand, the world holds on
Every light finds its way home
If we're strong, if we believe
It's because you never leave
Nothing grows, nothing stays
Without the love you give away

You're the calm inside the noise
The reason hope still has a voice
You carry storms behind your eyes
So we can see a clearer sky

If the world forgets your name
We won't forget what you became

Where you stand, we learn to stay
Even when we lose our way
If tomorrow feels okay
It's because you paved the way
Nothing lives, nothing stays
Without the love you give away