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Whirlwinds

A song made by Toni Ajayi

Whirlwinds

A song made by Toni Ajayi

(Soft guitar strum)

Quiet now...

I traced your name in morning light

Before the world could pull me back

Every promise that I made

Feels like sand between my hands

I'm learning how to hold on loose

How to love and let it breathe

All these whirlwinds in my chest

Teaching me what I can't keep

We were whirlwinds, weren't we?

Spinning fast but standing still

I gave you all my growing pains

You held them like they're beautiful

Still learning who I am inside

This quiet ache, this gentle pull

We were whirlwinds, you and me

And maybe that was beautiful

I wear your memory like old clothes

Comfortable but doesn't quite fit

All the versions of myself I've been

They're sitting here in this room with me

I'm softer now than I used to be

The edges worn, the anger gone

Just trying to forgive the girl

Who didn't know she was enough

We were whirlwinds, weren't we?

Spinning fast but standing still

I gave you all my growing pains

You held them like they're beautiful

Still learning who I am inside

This quiet ache, this gentle pull

We were whirlwinds, you and me

And maybe that was beautiful

(Piano softly fades)

Maybe that was beautiful...

Maybe we were always meant to let go

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