Another Day

[Verse 1] I woke with a weight that I couldn’t name Six long years and it still feels the same They burned my house with rumors and shame Left me in a town that won’t forget my name Walls feel like prisons, streets like a cage Smiles like knives, cutting in waves They preach of God and family and kids But their mercy is a mask they never lift [Pre-Chorus] I built a life from ashes and pain But the ghosts still call my name [Chorus] I’m standing on the ledge with the night below The wind’s in my hands and it won’t let go Thought my family might bloom if I withered away I was inches from the dark, but a whisper made me stay Now I’m still breathing, though the sky feels gray Still breathing, for another day [Verse 2] Friends take your fire, drink from your well Leave you alone in your personal hell They cheer your rise, but they want your fall You give them your back, they give you the wall I saw my children carrying my chains Thought of planting my hurt in an unmarked grave Let them grow where I have decayed Trade my breath for their brighter days [Pre-Chorus] I filled my pockets with stones of regret But the river said not yet [Chorus] I’m standing on the ledge with the night below The wind’s in my hands and it won’t let go Thought my family might bloom if I withered away I was inches from the dark, but a whisper made me stay Now I’m still breathing, though the sky feels gray Still breathing, for another day [Bridge] A hand through the water, a voice through the rain No gold, no thunder, just calling my name Pulled me from the current, set me on shore Said, “Son, your fight’s not over, there’s still something more” [Verse 3] Now dawn breaks soft through the cracks in the night My kids are the fire, my wife is the light I carry the scars, but they’re proof I stayed I’m still walking the road that almost became my grave I’ve learned the weight of the cross I bear And that life can bloom even here, even there If I’ve got one breath left to pray I’ll spend it to live, I’ll spend it to stay [Final Chorus] I’m standing on the ledge with the night below The wind’s in my hands and it won’t let go Thought my family might bloom if I withered away I was inches from the dark, but a whisper made me stay Now I’m still breathing, though the sky feels gray Still breathing, for another day Still breathing, for another day