The Strength in Staying Soft

I Don't need to raise my voice To know what I believe I Don't need to close my heart To know when I should leave I've watched the hard ones build their walls And call them something strong But I have learned that tenderness Can carry you along So let the thunder have the sky Let the restless wind blow through I Don't have to fight the storm To know what I can do There is strength in staying soft When the world says harden up There is courage in a heart That still remembers how to trust I Can bend without breaking I Can hurt and still be kind There is strength in staying soft And that strength is mine There were times I gave too much To people passing through Times I kept the door unlocked For those who never knew But every scar that should have made My heart a colder place Left another little line Of kindness on my face So let the thunder have the sky Let the restless wind blow through I Don't have to fight the storm To know what I can do There is strength in staying soft When the world says harden up There is courage in a heart That still remembers how to trust I Can bend without breaking I Can hurt and still be kind There is strength in staying soft And that strength is mine Soft is not surrender Quiet is not weak Some things don't need shouting To say what they need to speak I Am still here I Am still me And I didn't have to lose my heart To finally be free There is strength in staying soft Let the whole world harden up I Will keep this open heart I Will still believe in trust I Can bend without breaking I Can hurt and still be kind There is strength in staying soft And that strength is mine There is strength In staying soft