The Hearts Faction

Lyrics

[Intro breathy, close mic]
(Yeah… yeah…)
I’ve been folding my heart like origami…
Slow… soft… steady
Tried to hide every hurt inside of me
Tight corners, quiet creases
Safe in silence… safe in pieces
I speak in metaphors…
‘Cause the truth gets too tender to touch
But the space between us right now…
Feels like it might be enough
I wanna tell you…
(ohhh… ohh…)
I’m tryna tell you…
(ohhh… ohh…)
I’m ready…
[Hook]
I’ve been a locked door…
Low light… no noise… no more
With a key I swallowed years ago
(mm… years ago)
But tonight…
Something in me’s shifting slow
Loose latches… letting go
(I’m free… I’m here…)
Just hold me…
(don’t say too much… just hold me…)
[Verse 1]
I’m learning how to lower my guard,
Little by little, layer by layer
Let you see every scar…
Even the ones I don’t say
Like sunlight slipping through the shade,
Soft on skin I used to save
Through windows I kept closed too long…
Now I’m letting it fall where it wants…
(ohhh… mm…)
Just hold me…
(maybe if you just hold me…)
[Verse 2]
Got some poems I never wrote…
Feelings I buried in my throat
Too raw… too real to release
But you—
You make it easier to breathe…
Let it bleed on the beat… let it be what it be
I’ve been a quiet kind of storm…
Heart heavy, but barely warm
Now I wanna change my form…
Be the rain instead…
Soft… slow… steady instead
Fall on you, no fear, no defense…
Just presence…
[Hook / Chorus]
I’ve been a locked door…
With a key I swallowed years ago…
(years ago…)
But tonight…
I feel it open on its own…
No force… just flow…
So just hold me…
(hold me… don’t fold me…)
If I give you all this space…
Will you stay… or fade away?
If I show you who I am…
Will you love me where I stand?
[Bridge] (airy + layered harmonies)
Unlock me… gently…
No rush… just rest in me
I don’t need fixing…
I just need feeling…
So come with open hands…
No pressure… no plans…
Just hold me…
(stay close… stay close…)
[Outro Hook]
I’ve been a locked door…
With a key I swallowed years ago…
But tonight…
I don’t wanna be alone…
So just hold me…
(just hold me…)
[Rap / Spoken Groove – H.E.R.-Style Switch]
(more spoken, less “rap rap” — like her interludes)
Yeah…
I was hiding in the habit of holding it in,
Heart heavy but I never let it begin
Kept it cool, kept it quiet, kept it covered in skin…
But you different…
Got me dealing with the depth I denied,
Letting layers loosen, letting love inside
I ain’t used to this…
But I’m choosing this…
So if I let you in, don’t let me break again…
Just… hold me.[Intro breathy, close mic]
(Yeah… yeah…)
I’ve been folding my heart like origami…
Slow… soft… steady
Tried to hide every hurt inside of me
Tight corners, quiet creases
Safe in silence… safe in pieces
I speak in metaphors…
‘Cause the truth gets too tender to touch
But the space between us right now…
Feels like it might be enough
I wanna tell you…
(ohhh… ohh…)
I’m tryna tell you…
(ohhh… ohh…)
I’m ready…
[Hook]
I’ve been a locked door…
Low light… no noise… no more
With a key I swallowed years ago
(mm… years ago)
But tonight…
Something in me’s shifting slow
Loose latches… letting go
(I’m free… I’m here…)
Just hold me…
(don’t say too much… just hold me…)
[Verse 1]
I’m learning how to lower my guard,
Little by little, layer by layer
Let you see every scar…
Even the ones I don’t say
Like sunlight slipping through the shade,
Soft on skin I used to save
Through windows I kept closed too long…
Now I’m letting it fall where it wants…
(ohhh… mm…)
Just hold me…
(maybe if you just hold me…)
[Verse 2]
Got some poems I never wrote…
Feelings I buried in my throat
Too raw… too real to release
But you—
You make it easier to breathe…
Let it bleed on the beat… let it be what it be
I’ve been a quiet kind of storm…
Heart heavy, but barely warm
Now I wanna change my form…
Be the rain instead…
Soft… slow… steady instead
Fall on you, no fear, no defense…
Just presence…
[Hook / Chorus]
I’ve been a locked door…
With a key I swallowed years ago…
(years ago…)
But tonight…
I feel it open on its own…
No force… just flow…
So just hold me…
(hold me… don’t fold me…)
If I give you all this space…
Will you stay… or fade away?
If I show you who I am…
Will you love me where I stand?
[Bridge] (airy + layered harmonies)
Unlock me… gently…
No rush… just rest in me
I don’t need fixing…
I just need feeling…
So come with open hands…
No pressure… no plans…
Just hold me…
(stay close… stay close…)
[Outro Hook]
I’ve been a locked door…
With a key I swallowed years ago…
But tonight…
I don’t wanna be alone…
So just hold me…
(just hold me…)
[Rap / Spoken Groove – H.E.R.-Style Switch]
(more spoken, less “rap rap” — like her interludes)
Yeah…
I was hiding in the habit of holding it in,
Heart heavy but I never let it begin
Kept it cool, kept it quiet, kept it covered in skin…
But you different…
Got me dealing with the depth I denied,
Letting layers loosen, letting love inside
I ain’t used to this…
But I’m choosing this…
So if I let you in, don’t let me break again…
Just… hold me.