When No One Bends

It starts as nothing, just a passing word

a joke that lands a little bit too sharp

you smile it off but it doesn’t leave

it settles quietly in the dark

There’s a line you feel but never name

where talking turns into keeping score

no one wants to take the step back first

so you both lean in a little more

You don’t have to be right

If no one bends, something breaks

Is that really what you want—

to lose what’s at stake?

But what happens when you cross that line?

When being right becomes me or you

Are you ready to pay that price

knowing what it could undo

When need turns into rising ire

Do you really want to light that fire?

Where will you finally lay the blame

when all that’s left is ash and flame?

Chorus]

You don’t have to be right

If no one bends, something breaks

Is that really what you want—

to lose what’s at stake?

Bridge

I’ve held my ground till there was nothing left

just echoes of words I can’t take back

it’s a lonely win when the room goes quiet

and you don’t know how to fix what cracked

I’ve also stopped to take a breath

before we burn and there’s nothing left

I’ve held the hammer, didn’t let it fall

’cause what we have matters most of all

Final Chorus (Lifted)

You don’t have to be right

If no one bends, something breaks

Is that really what you want—

to lose what’s at stake?

Stop it before the hammers come out

before you break what you can’t remake

You don’t have to be right

not when it costs what you love

just take a breath…

and rise above