In the End

Verse 1 I've walked through every shadow Carried every ache I knew Spent years trying to outrun The parts of me tied to you I've held onto old photographs Watched seasons come and go And somewhere in the middle of the pain I started to grow Pre-Chorus The story wasn't what I planned But maybe that's the point Chorus In the end It's not the tears I cried Or all the nights I spent awake Trying to survive It's the love that shaped me The memories that remain And every broken piece that taught me How to live again In the end Verse 2 I used to think that healing meant Never hurting anymore Now I know it means carrying the hurt Without letting it become the whole story The people that we lose Never completely disappear They become part of the road That brought us here Pre-Chorus Every goodbye leaves a mark Every ending leaves a spark Chorus In the end It's not the tears I cried Or all the nights I spent awake Trying to survive It's the love that shaped me The memories that remain And every broken piece that taught me How to live again In the end Post-Chorus Whoa-oh-oh, looking back Whoa-oh-oh, finding peace Bridge If I could speak to who I was On the night it all fell apart I'd tell them this: You won't stay broken forever Final Chorus In the end The pain became a part of me But not the part that defines me The scars became reminders Of how deeply I could feel And every loss, every love Helped make me real In the end I survived Outro The story goes on In the end