

Prompt / Lyrics
[0:00] – Intro (Soft Piano or Clean Guitar, Warm Pads Under) No words for 4–6 seconds — like a parent sitting at the bedside, gathering courage to speak. ⸻ VERSE 1 (Age 3–6) — Soft & Loving [CLEAN – SOFT] When your hand was small enough to fit inside of mine, [CLEAN – WARM] I swore that I would be the one to keep you safe in time. [CLEAN – SOFT] You’d fall asleep against my chest, breathing slow and light, [CLEAN – NEAR WHISPER] I’d stay awake and think of everything I hoped I’d get right. [PAUSE – 1 beat, soft inhale] [CLEAN – WARM] I tried to chase the monsters out before you ever knew, [CLEAN – SOFT] But some of them lived in me, and I was scared they’d get to you. ⸻ PRE-CHORUS 1 [CLEAN – SOFT, GENTLE] I promise none of this is your fault, [CLEAN – NEAR WHISPER] It’s just the weight I carry in my heart. ⸻ CHORUS 1 (Warm, Tender, “I’m Trying” Motif Intro) [CLEAN – WARM] I’m trying… even on the days I feel I’m not enough. [CLEAN – SOFT] I’m trying… to give you all the things I never got to trust. [CLEAN – WARM, SMALL LIFT] I’m trying… to be the one you run to when the world unravels thin. [CLEAN – NEAR WHISPER] I’m trying… and I hope you feel how much I love the skin you’re in. ⸻ VERSE 2 (Age 7–11) — Soft but Heavier Emotion [CLEAN – SOFT] You started asking questions that I didn’t have answers for, [CLEAN – WARM] About the way the world can hurt and why some people close their doors. [CLEAN – SOFT] I stumbled through the stories, tried to soften every blow, [CLEAN – SHAKY] Hid the parts of me I didn’t want you learning yet to know. [PAUSE – small breath] [CLEAN – SOFT] If I seemed distracted, love, please know it wasn’t you… [CLEAN – BREAKS SLIGHTLY HERE] I just didn’t want you seeing me when I was breaking too. (this is the emotional vocal crack — mark for recording) ⸻ PRE-CHORUS 2 [CLEAN – SOFT, TENDER] You never asked for perfect — just for me to show up real, [CLEAN – WARM] So I’m trying to unlearn the way I hide the things I feel. ⸻ CHORUS 2 (Slightly Fuller Emotion) [CLEAN – WARM] I’m trying… even when I’m scared you’ll see the worst of me. [CLEAN – SOFT] I’m trying… to give you strength and still let you be free. [CLEAN – WARM, BITTERSWEET] I’m trying… to build a world where you don’t have to grow up fast. [CLEAN – NEAR WHISPER] I’m trying… to love you better than the shadows of my past. ⸻ BRIDGE (Age 12–16) — Softer, More Honest & Vulnerable) [CLEAN – SOFT] Now you’re getting older, and I see you start to fade [CLEAN – SOFT] A little when you think of all the choices that I made. [CLEAN – WARM, HONEST] You’re learning I’m not flawless, and I’m scared you’ll change your view, [CLEAN – NEAR WHISPER] But I hope you see the best in me still came from loving you. ⸻ FINAL CHORUS (Gentle, Loving, No Vocal Crack Here — Acceptance) [CLEAN – WARM, LITTLE SWELL] I’m trying… and I know I’ll make mistakes along the way. [CLEAN – SOFT] I’m trying… to be the kind of safe where you can stay. [CLEAN – WARM, SMILING THR
Tags
male soft, intimate acoustic/ballad track with emotional storytelling and minimal production. Think: heart-on-sleeve lul
3:41
No
11/4/2025