Young Grasshopper

[Verse 1]
Two months, and I was out of your system
Like I’d never stood there at all
Just a shape in the room, a space you were filling
A name you don’t reach for when you call

I was there when the floor gave way beneath you
Held the boards while you learned how to stand
I never asked who I’d have to face for you
Just wanted your smile in my hands

[Pre-Chorus]
Maybe one day, passing through some old season
You’ll remember the weight I would take
Not to be the whole story you tell
Just a page you were glad you could keep

[Chorus]
Soar high, young grasshopper, go where you’re going
I won’t ask the wind to turn you around
But the sky has its bruises, its blue changing colors
And beauty can grow where the hard days come down
If my face comes back to you, let it come softly
Like a small kindness found on the way
In another life, maybe you’ll know I was there
And remember the time we made

[Verse 2]
I built you a step from the pieces you handed me
Stayed till your footing was sure
You looked at the view, then you kept on climbing
I was glad that the ground felt secure

I thought being needed might mean being chosen
I know now those things aren’t the same
Still, I’d do it again for the light in your eyes
Though I leave without asking you to say my name

[Pre-Chorus]
Maybe memory’s not a promise
Maybe leaving is all that it does
But I hope, when the weather turns gentle
You remember somebody showed up

[Chorus]
Soar high, young grasshopper, go where you’re going
I won’t ask the wind to turn you around
But the sky has its bruises, its blue changing colors
And beauty can grow where the hard days come down
If my face comes back to you, let it come softly
Like a small kindness found on the way
In another life, maybe you’ll know I was there
And remember the time we made

[Bridge]
Misery loves company, I learned that slowly
Sometimes it wears a beautiful face
I can wish you the height without wishing you lonely
I can leave you your sky, keep my place

[Final Chorus]
Soar high, young grasshopper, go where you’re going
May the wide-open air carry you through
When the blue shifts its color and beauty feels heavy
May you find someone steady and true
And if my name crosses your mind for a moment
You don’t have to make anything stay
In another life, maybe we’ll both understand
I was there, and that mattered that day

[Outro]
Two months, and the room has gone quiet
Still, I hope you remember the time

Intimate alternative pop ballad with restrained indie-rock edges; close, breathy lead vocal over muted piano and fingerpicked electric guitar, a steady low pulse and brushed percussion entering in the first chorus, then wider drums, warm bass, and layered harmonies lifting the final refrain. Keep verses conversational and spacious, let the pre-chorus gather tension, and end with a gently unresolved piano-and-vocal outro. Organic, detailed production with a dry center vocal and soft stereo width.