**(Verse 1)** I loved you to the bone, till I forgot myself Our silences echoed a love we couldn't tell We built upon the ruins, believing they'd withstand But every "I love you" rang hollow, every touch turned to sand I lost you without screaming, like a star fading away One morning you were gone, just your scent left to stay I cried into the darkness, alone against my fears But pain can shape a man, like rain carves stone through years **(Chorus)** I burned within the flames, but I learned to rise again Every ash becomes a seed, every fall a chance to mend Love broke me into pieces, but it built me up inside I found a strength within my pain, a fire that won't subside **(Verse 2)** I walk through all our memories like a soldier scarred by war Every word and every gesture cuts me deeper than before But I rise with dirty knees, my heart still beating strong The emptiness taught me I was alive all along There's no bitterness remaining, just lessons in my veins I wear your absence like a crest, like poetry born from pain You left me standing lonely, but you planted seeds in me And from this broken ground, I watched them grow into trees **(Chorus)** I burned within the flames, but I learned to rise again Every ash becomes a seed, every fall a chance to mend Love broke me into pieces, but it built me up inside I found a strength within my pain, a fire that won't subside **(Bridge)** I no longer wait for a past that's fading into grey I walk toward tomorrow, with fire beneath the ice I face And if love ever finds me, let it find me standing whole Not a heart that's barely mended, but an awakened soul **(Outro)** To the one I lost, thank you for the light Even my darkest hours led me through the night I sail alone but free, into the great unknown Resilient, still standing, finally coming home.
