[Verse 1] I used to think December was noise, Lights too loud, borrowed joy, I watched the season pass me by, Like something meant for other lives. [Pre-Chorus] But this year I stayed, Didn’t look away— [Chorus] It was the year I found Christmas, Not in fire or flawless days, But in quiet forgiveness, And the breath I finally gave. (Softly) (Something changed) The night learned how to stay. [Verse 2] Piano keys and a single lamp, Old regrets in my shaking hands, I didn’t fix what broke before, I just stopped fighting the floor. [Refrain] Grace came thin, like winter light, But it stayed all night. [Bridge] If love was born without a sound, Maybe it’s here when I sit down, No angels singing, no open sky, Just tears that felt like truth this time. (Oh) (I believe) [Chorus] It was the year I found Christmas, In the now, not what I’d been, Not the ending of my darkness, But the place where it let me in. (Hold on) (Hold still) [Outro] If this is all I ever know, A quiet heart, a gentle glow, Then I’ll call it sacred, The year I found Christmas.
