Rachel Rynick - Anchor Lyrics

My dear, don't you long for a tender touch?
Or would that break you?
I think that callous is not what it appears
All those aching scars
From the places you have been cut open
Tattoo your thin but hardened skin
And strangle every motion
Time is a brutal healer
But I swear I won't look away
Could we carve a space for all this weight
That's not so heavy?
Unclench that fist until you're ready
To embrace what you have carried
Love is a brutal teacher
But I swear I won't look away
It's time to rewrite the shape of things that came
All of our bondage will teach us to be free
Don't you long for a tender touch?
Pain is a faithful anchor
And I swear won't look away