Crystal in a Soldier’s Chest

Lyrics

[Verse 1] He’s got numbers on his shoulder Scars in straight Clean rows Trained to march on through the thunder Never let it show Orders in his ears like echoes Nothing in his eyes Just a name tag on his chest plate And a sky he never reads for signs [Chorus] Then Blue touched his armored hand (oh) Said “You’re more than what they planned” There’s a heartbeat hiding under all that steel She laid her crystal light In the dark of his midnight And for the first time he believed that he could feel Crystal in a soldier’s chest Teach him how a broken heart can heal [Verse 2] She laughs like water on the gravel Dancing in the rain Folds his trembling Metal fingers Round her porcelain frame “Tell me where it hurts ” she whispers “Don’t just take the hit” He says “I was built to follow Not to talk about the weight of it” [Chorus] But Blue holds his armored hand (yeah) Says “You’re more than what they planned” There’s a heartbeat hiding under all that steel She lets her crystal shine Through the cracks in his hard design And every tear he swallows she can feel Crystal in a soldier’s chest Teach him how a broken heart can heal [Bridge] Out there on that dusty back road Engines cooling down He says “I don’t know how to love you” She just smiles “We’ll figure it out somehow” ‘Cause she was made to feel it all And he was made to stand so tall But in the middle of that field They kneel Sharing one small Fragile spark that’s real [Chorus] Now she’s holding his shaking hand Saying “We’re more than what they planned” Two strange hearts beating through the steel Her crystal glows in time With the fear he used to hide Every quiet word she gives him starts to heal Crystal in a soldier’s chest Shows him love is something he can feel Yeah A crystal in a soldier’s chest Turns a weapon back into something real