Lyrics

Frail Folk | 3:50)*
**Tuning:** Open G (DGDGBD) | **Vibe:** *A candle guttering in an empty room.*

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#### **\[INTRO: 0:00-0:42\]**
`[Nylon guitar - fingerpicked in G, high fragility]`
`[Capo 3rd fret]`
`[Room sound: wind against a window]`

> *(Voice cracks on first line)*
> *This love’s a paper anchor...
> ...but I’m still holding tight.*
> *If I let the current take you...*
> *...who am I in this night?*

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#### **\[VERSE 1: 0:43-1:28\]**
*(Strumming emerges - slow, like tired footsteps)*
> I know your light is **fading**...
> I see the **shadows climb** your eyes...
> But these hands won’t stop their **aching**...
> **Won’t**...
> ...**unlearn**...
> ...**your shape**...
> ...**yet.**
>
> We planted **promises in winter**...
> When the **ground was hard as stone**...
> Now I **water frozen earth**...
> **Alone.**

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#### **\[CHORUS: 1:29-2:12\]**
*(Strumming opens wide - voice trembles)*
> **SO I’LL BE THE FRAYED ROPE...**
> **THE SPLINTER IN THE RAIL...**
> **THE CRACKED VASE YOU CAN’T FILL...**
> **BLEEDING OUT WHAT’S LEFT TO FAIL.**
>
> *(Whispered scream)*
> **‘CAUSE IF YOU SLIP AWAY...**
> **WHAT’S LEFT OF ME TO BREAK?**
> **THIS EMPTY ROOM’S TOO HEAVY...**
> **FOR ONE HEART TO TAKE.**

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#### **\[VERSE 2: 2:13-2:58\]**
*(Guitar drops to whispers - single notes)*
> You trace the doorframe **silent**...
> Your suitcase by the **stairs**...
> I memorized your **freckles**...
> Like **prayers**...
> ...**I**...
> ...**can’t**...
> ...**release.**
>
> The bed’s too **wide and wounded**...
> Echoes **where you breathed**...
> I clutch this **threadbare blanket**...
> **And grieve.**

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#### **\[BRIDGE: 2:59-3:35\]**
*(Guitar halts. Voice alone)*
> *(Spoken, breaking)*
> *They say “let go”...*
> *Like it’s feathers...*
> *Not barbed wire wrapped ‘round bone.*
> *If love’s a sinking ship...*
> *...let me drown here...*
> *...with the ghost...*
> *...of your warmth...*
> *...on this stone.*
>
> `[Guitar returns - dissonant bend]`
> **I KNOW I SHOULD UNFIST MY HANDS...**
> **BUT GOD—**
> **THEY’RE STILL YOUR HOME!**

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#### **\[OUTRO: 3:36-3:50\]**
*(Open G chord - let ring into silence)*
> So I’ll be the **paper anchor**...
> **Tearing in the tide**...
> Holding **just enough**...
> ...**to keep you**...
> ...**inside**...
>
> `[Last note fades]`
> *(Voice cracks to nothing)*
> *...my hands.*