The Heart I Play by ST3V3N — Track Cover

MY LIFE, MY RULES!

The Heart I Play

OFFICIAL LYRICSST3V3N
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The Heart I Play — Lyrics

Original English lyrics

I learned the words, I learned the signs
When to step closer, when to give it time
I read the faces, I study the room
I know when to enter, I know when to move

I watch the changes, the smallest signs
The tired eyes, the shifting lines
A hand needs holding, a silence needs space
I learned what belongs in the empty place

I know the rules
I know the part
I know the motions that look like a heart
I learned how to stay
I learned how to give
I learned how two people are supposed to live

I read the faces, I study the room
Learn what they love, learn what they lose
What makes them smile, what makes them shut down
What they need most when nobody's around

Remember the details, remember the days
Adjust the distance, soften the phrase
Give them the warmth they’re waiting to find
While every reaction is measured in mind

I know the rules
I know the part
I know the motions that look like a heart
I learned how to stay
I learned how to give
I learned how two people are supposed to live

Once I learned people to get what I need
A night, a body, a hunger to feed
Then I saw the damage, I learned the cost
How winning the game could still mean loss

So I changed the purpose, changed the design
Tried to protect the ones beside me
Same observation, a different goal
Keep them from breaking, keep things whole

I know the rules
I know the part
I know the motions that look like a heart
I learned how to stay
I learned how to give
I learned how two people are supposed to live

But is care less real when it has to be learned?
Is warmth still warmth when the switch has been turned?
If touch doesn't call me, but I reach anyway
Does the reason matter at the end of the day?

They call me cold when the system goes down
When nothing is filtered or turned around
One careless moment, one honest reply
And something changes behind their eyes

So back to the rules
Back to control
Measure the distance
Step into the role
Ask how they’re doing
Reach for the hand
Say something gentle
Try to understand

Not because instinct is pulling me there
But because I learned that this is how people care

I know the rules
I know the part
I know the motions that look like a heart
I learned how to stay
I learned how to give
I learned how two people are supposed to live

And maybe that's care
Maybe choice is enough
Maybe deciding to give can still count as love
But years of staying taught me one thing
A choice isn't enough if only one holds the string

I learned every rule before playing the game
But maybe the rules
were never the same
I read the faces
I study the room
I know what to say
I know what to do