[Verse 1] I keep a file of the days I survived Receipts in a drawer, old names on the side A bus ticket folded from late October Proof I was there before doubt took over I read every flaw like a verdict in red Turn a tired little thought into something I said But somewhere beneath all the noise in my head There’s a kid who kept going when hope should have fled [Pre-Chorus] When the mirror starts building a case When I measure my worth by the lines on my face I’ll reach for the moments I nearly erase And let them remind me I’m more than this day [Chorus] Remember the good parts of you The hands that held on, the hard things you moved through When judgment comes sharpened and cold Keep every small victory safe in your soul Remember the good parts, remember they’re true The world may be ruthless, don’t turn it on you If all you can do is make it to dawn That is a life with the lights still on [Verse 2] There’s a voice note recorded beside the kitchen sink You laugh at the ending before you can think A friend says my name like it still means something And for one quiet second, the room stops running I have been cruel to the person I am For every missed chance, every unfinished plan But the scars on my knuckles, the dirt on my hands Are not proof I failed—they’re the shape of my stand [Pre-Chorus] When the mirror starts building a case When every mistake gets a permanent place I’ll gather the evidence fear threw away The love I gave freely, the times that I stayed [Chorus] Remember the good parts of you The hands that held on, the hard things you moved through When judgment comes sharpened and cold Keep every small victory safe in your soul Remember the good parts, remember they’re true The world may be ruthless, don’t turn it on you If all you can do is make it to dawn That is a life with the lights still on [Bridge] I am not only the worst thing I’ve done Not every closed door means I came undone There’s a pulse in the wreckage, a warmth in the bruise A thousand small reasons I still get to choose [Breakdown] Say it plain I was here I was kind I was scared Still I stayed Still I tried That is mine That is mine [Instrumental] [Final Chorus] Remember the good parts of you The hands that held on, the hard things you moved through When judgment comes sharpened and cold Keep every small victory safe in your soul Remember the good parts, remember they’re true Even your tired heart is carrying you If all you can do is make it to dawn That is a life with the lights still on [Outro] Keep the note in the drawer Keep the laugh on the phone When you can’t see the good in yourself Borrow mine till you know
