...And Out Come The Wolves

Ruby Soho

2. Jonathan Harker's First Days in the Castle

Copyright 2025 Drop Stereo. All songs written, created, performed, recorded by Timothy Anderson.

Verse 1

I’ve been walking through the days half-awake,
chasing meaning I could never name.
Every mirror showed a stranger’s face,
but tonight it looks the same.
I used to fight the calm, afraid to rest —
thought peace meant giving in.
Now I see the beauty in the cracks,
and call it where I’ve been.

Pre-Chorus

The past still hums beneath my ribs,
but I don’t let it drive.
I breathe, I bend, I learn to live —
it’s proof I’ve stayed alive.

Chorus

Open hands, heavy heart,
I’m still learning where to start.
The weight I carry makes me real,
but it doesn’t have to steal.
Every fall just draws the line
where I rebuild what’s mine.

Verse 2

I’ve made peace with not knowing the end,
with love that shifts and bends.
It’s not forever that defines,
it’s who you are when it begins.
I used to run from the quiet parts,
afraid of what I’d find.
Now I meet them eye to eye,
and leave the fear behind.

Pre-Chorus

The ache’s still there, but softer now,
a rhythm I don’t mind.
The hurt became a language
I translate over time.

Chorus

Open hands, heavy heart,
I’m still learning where to start.
The weight I carry makes me real,
but it doesn’t have to steal.
Every fall just draws the line
where I rebuild what’s mine.

Bridge / Breakdown

(guitars swell — rhythmic palm-mutes, then open into melody)
Let it break if it has to —
I’m not afraid to mend.
Every scar’s a second chance,
every loss a different end.

Final Chorus / Outro

Open hands, heavy heart,
I’m still standing where I start.
No need to chase what fades away,
I’ve found enough to stay.
Every breath, a quiet spark —
open hands, heavy heart.

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