Dear Mr. K (Pt. 1)

I know that you tried, darling I know that you fought, darling But when the cold gets loud, darling Let the rain fall soft 'n' light, darling I know where you wanna go I've seen the road you're reaching for I gave you something you could hold And I've been holding this too long Let it rain, let it pass Some things change, some things last No hard feelings, no parade Step by step, you're on your way Let it be, let it breathe, Ain't no need to disagree I moved quiet, not away That's all it means, Dear Mr. K Played a song for my father, he said, "yeah, that's good" Mama heard the same words, had to pause where she stood Same four minutes, but they landed in different hands Some people hear a song, some people hear the man I ain't mad at different ears, every heart got pace Some need years to read what others catch in a face I been writing from the rooms I was scared to name Made a language out of scars I could finally claim I've seen love get mistaken for a name and a label Seen gold turn a home into a beautiful cage Seen smart men miss grief sitting right at the table Then call it simple 'cause they couldn't read a single page I know the one you’re   gonna be Not if you search not if you seek I’ve seen a way where no-one hides Where you’ll be seen and no-one fights I know where you wanna go I've seen the road you're reaching for I gave you something you could hold And I've been holding this too long Let it rain, let it pass Some things change, some things last No hard feelings, no parade Step by step, you're on your way Let it be, let it breathe, Ain't no need to disagree I moved quiet, not away That's all it means, Dear Mr. K Go on, your heart knows Go on the way no-one goes Hold on, someone knows You ain’t somebody that gon leave along way Some people turn to chapters that the years can't throw away I saw you hold your dreams, they were heavy in your hands Tryna find yourself before you knew where to stand She got a heart that hears what people hide Reads the little cracks when the room still looks fine Some souls hear the weather fore it turns to rain And I respect the way she understands your name This ain't here to pull you from the ones you love It's here to put some meaning in the space we never touched 'Cause being close don't mean that people feel seen And sometimes real love lives in the things in between I keep a keychain, just a little metal thing It watches over me like it remembers everything Not 'cause of what it costs, but what it came to mean A small piece of your heart in the pocket of my jeans If you ever play this with the one you hold close I hope it brings you nearer, not a reason to oppose She ain't here to take a side, she only feels what people miss Some hearts hear your silence that gon never reach your lips I ain't here to teach you like I got it all right I do meet my own shadow when it steps into the light I don't trust my hurt when it starts sounding wise Pain can wear a halo when it wants to be right They hear love and start searching for a label I hear love and see a human at the table I don't need the world to make my heart explainable I just need the ones I love to know it's unmistakable So when I move quiet, don't mistake it for a wall I was never gone, I just stopped trying to call Some people need the noise, I need meaning in the space And if you know me, you know I never loved halfway And if she hears the parts that I could never fully say I hope it brings you closer, not a reason to look away You got a woman by your side who hears the room go thin Don't make her beg for depth when she already lets you in So let this be a letter, not a line drawn in sand I hope you keep your softness while you learn to understand May the ones you love feel safe inside of your name And if you ever need me, I'll be quiet, not away I know that you tried, darling I know that you fought, darling But when the cold gets loud, darling Let the rain fall soft 'n' light, darling