Lean On

(Inspired by the feel of “Blue Ain’t Your Color”)Topic: Helping someone through post-deployment sadnessTone: Comforting, tender
Verse 1
Caught you staring at the floor again,Lost in a place you don’t let me in.Your coffee’s cold, your hands are still,Like you’re fighting a war nobody can feel.
Verse 2
You said you’re tired of waking up this way,Shadowboxing memories you can’t unplay.But darling, I’ve walked through dark myself—And I’ll sit right here till the sun helps.
Pre-Chorus
You ain’t alone, not in this fight—I’ll be your shelter in the night.
Chorus
Blue is just a color, love,Not the truth you’re made of.Let me hold your heart till the hurt steps back,Till the weight you carry slips off your back.Blue is just a color—You’re more than the storms you’re coming from.
Bridge
Lean on me like I leaned on you—Two hearts stronger than any shade of blue.

* Influence: Emotional balladry without melodic overlap