EPISODE · Nov 17, 2025 · 2 MIN
I Defend It
from Steph Something · host Steph Something
Steph Something - Composition, Lyrics, Melody, Guitars, Vocals Jochen Fleischmann - Drums, Bass, Production I Defend It Between each breath Where the soul’s spine bends I keep myself in silence Not to stay hidden But to know who to allow in Because peace is not passive It’s an act of architecture Every boundary is a beam Every no, a brick that keeps the weather out They call me distant, sometimes difficult But I am just learning the sound of my own echo In a room I finally built myself No performance required nor desired I cherish it I defend it I keep it guarded because I built it from everything I refuse to lose They won’t take from me The thinnest slice of peace The thought where I get back to who I am The world disguises sledgehammers with compliments They try to take it with flattery With guilt Or the slow erosion of constant explaining Their goal is that I exploit myself So they may sell it back to me But I will protect it The part of me unedited The thought not meant to be communicated No performance required nor desired I cherish it I defend it I keep it guarded because I built it from everything I refuse to lose The silence sighed by stillness The heartbeat of my authentic rhythm And when the noise finally eats its own tail And the world quiets just enough I’ll hear it breathing in me My original language I keep it guarded because I built it from everything I refuse to lose © Stephanie Gilliard
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Steph Something - Composition, Lyrics, Melody, Guitars, Vocals Jochen Fleischmann - Drums, Bass, Production I Defend It Between each breath Where the soul’s spine bends I keep myself in silence Not to stay hidden But to know who to allow in Because peace is not passive It’s an act of architecture Every boundary is a beam Every no, a brick that keeps the weather out They call me distant, sometimes difficult But I am just learning the sound of my own echo In a room I finally built myself No performance required nor desired I cherish it I defend it I keep it guarded because I built it from everything I refuse to lose They won’t take from me The thinnest slice of peace The thought where I get back to who I am The world disguises sledgehammers with compliments They try to take it with flattery With guilt Or the slow erosion of constant explaining Their goal is that I exploit myself So they may sell it back to me But I will protect it The part of me unedited The thought not meant to be communicated No performance required nor desired I cherish it I defend it I keep it guarded because I built it from everything I refuse to lose The silence sighed by stillness The heartbeat of my authentic rhythm And when the noise finally eats its own tail And the world quiets just enough I’ll hear it breathing in me My original language I keep it guarded because I built it from everything I refuse to lose © Stephanie Gilliard
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