It’s the only way not to look backward It’s the only way not to stay alone on the road Be brave and rebuild your life But it can never be forgotten And it can never be forgiven The shadow of pain will always hang over you You are not to blame, yet it still haunts you It’s impossible to open up without breaking down Your body reacts, reminding you of what you’re running from Every step feels heavier than the last Like the past is stitched into your skin You try to outrun it in the silence But it echoes louder in the dark There are nights you almost believe you’re free Moments where the air feels easier to breathe But then a word, a sound, a fleeting memory Pulls you back beneath the surface You build walls you never wanted Just to keep yourself from falling apart You smile like nothing ever happened While carrying the weight inside your heart And all the things you never said Keep circling inside your head Like ghosts that refuse to fade away No matter how hard you try to escape [Bridge] Maybe healing isn’t erasing Maybe it’s learning how to stand With the scars you didn’t choose And still reach out your hand Maybe strength is in the breaking In the tears you couldn’t hide In the moments you keep breathing Even when you’re shattered inside You’re still here, even now Through the silence, through the doubt [Final] So take one more step forward Even if your voice shakes Even if your heart aches You don’t have to forget You don’t have to forgive Just find a way to live And though the shadow follows you It doesn’t have to define you You’re more than what you’ve been through
