Library Hold Shelf

[Intro]

(Hold) Shelf warm —

One book waits

[Verse 1]

Quiet light on wooden racks, I find my name in soft,

A reserved spine leans toward me — a kindness left aloft;

Paper edge like a tiny map, the due date neat and clear,

If care can fit in one hold shelf, then I can start right here.

[Pre-Chorus]

Hold the spine... breathe in...

Ready.

[Chorus]

Library hold shelf — I'm walking in,

Little paper yes against my palm;

Someone kept a title free, someone kept a title free,

If the room feels kind, that's fair —

Library hold shelf — I'm walking in,

Quiet carpet air, quiet grin;

Someone kept a title free, someone kept a title free,

Hold it once and I begin.

[Verse 2]

Later on I turn a page where the light still stays,

No speech required, just a hand that kept a promise small;

I tuck the slip like a soft parade — the shelf waits empty clean,

Ordinary care in reading light is how I make it home.

[Pre-Chorus]

Hold the spine... breathe in...

Ready.

[Chorus]

Library hold shelf — I'm walking in,

Little paper yes against my palm;

Someone kept a title free, someone kept a title free,

If the room feels kind, that's fair —

Library hold shelf — I'm walking in,

Quiet carpet air, quiet grin;

Someone kept a title free, someone kept a title free,

Hold it once and I begin.

[Bridge]

Not every brave thing needs a stage,

Some of them fit in a hold I saved;

Paper and hope in equal parts —

Ink looks good on a starting day.

[Final Chorus]

Library hold shelf — I'm walking in,

Little paper yes against my palm;

Someone kept a title free, someone kept a title free,

If the room feels kind, that's fair —

Library hold shelf — I'm walking in,

Quiet carpet air, quiet grin;

Someone kept a title free — and I begin,

Hold it once and I begin.

[Outro]

(Hold) Shelf...

Someone kept the spine.