A promise to listen with presence — and to treat songs as human work, not background noise.
I will listen like a person is speaking to me.
I will give a song a fair moment before I judge it.
I will let the meaning meet me where I am — not where I think I’m supposed to be.
I will not rush someone else’s heartbreak, healing, or hope.
I will respect silence, subtlety, and truths that don’t shout.
I will remember that the greatest songs are not always the loudest — they are the ones that stay.
And when a song helps me carry life, I will honor it.