Soft and Strong

If you show your emotions
It don't mean that you're weak
So forget what they told ya
Here's the truth that you need

Stop the cycle they spun you
You will set yourself free
And all the children that watch you
They will follow your lead

Let
Down your guard
Open up your heart
We can be
Simultaneously
Soft and strong
Both
Go hand in hand
Baby understand
Don't suppress
Who you are
Soft and strong

Stop the stigma, it's brave
Don't let your heart harden
Try to make it a place
You can cha cha cha like Charmin

While you carry the weight
Of expression and clarity
And you make all the gains
Of emotional sincerity

Dare to be a snowflake
Dare to be a feather
Normalize the okay
Of showing different weathers
Whether you are smiling or eyes a little wetter
You can show your face
Cuz you're not any lesser

Let
Down your guard
Open up your heart
We can be
Simultaneously
Soft and strong
Both
Go hand in hand
Baby understand
Don't suppress
Who you are
Soft and strong

Softness is for everyone
Nobody to exclude
Your gentleness is tough enough
You do not have to prove
Anything to anyone
Your heart's a muscle too
In being sensitive, you're equipped with loving views
So
Put on your Lotion
Time to be open
Open to changing, addressing and showing
All your emotions
Soft like a fro and
Strong like uterus
Embrace your humanness
The strength is in the doing it

So let
Down your guard
Open up your heart
We can be
Simultaneously
Soft and strong
Both
Go hand in hand
Baby understand
Don't suppress
Who you are
Soft and strong

Don't tell 'em to stop crying
Tell 'em it's alright and
It don't make 'em weak
Let 'em be complete