[Intro] Distance doesn’t shout, it whispers slow, Teaches lessons you never wanted to know. I didn’t wake up cold, I learned it over time, How to quiet a heart just to keep it alive. [Verse 1] I used to measure love by the ache when you’re gone, Count the nights, replay voices, hold on and hold on. Pictures felt heavy, memories cut deep, Smiles on the surface, pain buried in sleep. Every goodbye echoed longer than before, Like I left pieces of myself at every door. So I started learning how to loosen my grip, How to love without letting my balance slip. Not erasing the bond, just changing the hold, Some feelings stay warmer when you don’t keep them close. [Pre-Chorus] It’s not forgetting names or the sound of your laugh, It’s choosing my breath when the distance attacks. [Chorus] So I hardened my edges, taught my tears how to wait, Put space in my feelings just to balance the weight. I don’t miss you less, I just miss you quiet, Lock the ache in my chest so my soul stays silent. I still care the same, just learned how to guard it, Built this calm in my chest, yeah this armor I started. [Verse 2] Family on different roads, under different skies, Same roots, same blood, same truth in our eyes. Time zones between us, life moving fast, Love stays strong but the moments don’t last. Every visit too short, every parting too real, So I trained my mind not to drown in the feel. I stopped chasing the past, stopped begging the phone, Learned how to be steady when I’m standing alone. It’s not cold, it’s control, it’s a lesson in care, You can love someone deeply without living in despair. [Pre-Chorus] I keep you in my heart, just not in my pain, Some connections survive when you loosen the chain. [Chorus] So I hardened my edges, taught my tears how to wait, Put space in my feelings just to balance the weight. I don’t miss you less, I just miss you quiet, Lock the ache in my chest so my soul stays silent. I still care the same, just learned how to guard it, Built this calm in my chest, yeah this armor I started. [Verse 3] Now I move with a calm I had to earn, From every lonely night, every hard lesson learned. If we meet again, I’ll smile just the same, No anger, no distance, no guilt, no blame. I chose peace over breaking, strength over ache, Some survival decisions feel harder to make. I didn’t lose love, I just changed how it’s shown, Sometimes protecting your heart means standing alone. [Outro] So if I seem distant, know this is true— I built this armor so love wouldn’t bruise.

Armor I Taught Myself