Walking in the Dark (Verse 1) You used to be the light that led me through, Now I’m just stumbling, trying to find my way. It’s not just a breakup, it’s learning how to walk in the dark, Where you used to shine so bright. I memorized the sound of your footsteps, The way you looked at me when things were fine. I built a home inside your promises, Only to find out they were never mine. I kept believing there was something worth saving, Even when the silence filled the room. I kept mistaking pain for patience, And called it love when I was losing you. (Pre-Chorus) I’m not crying just because you’re gone, I’m crying for the memories that won’t return. I stayed and swallowed your bad attitudes, Always hoping you would change someday. I made excuses for the things you wouldn’t face, And every time you pushed me away, I found another reason for me to stay. (Chorus) You couldn’t see the problem, so you couldn’t change, And I took the blame for everything you did. I found myself apologizing when I did no wrong, Drowning in the shadows while you moved along. You made me question every part of who I was, Until I couldn’t recognize myself at all. I was carrying the weight of both of us, While you were watching me slowly fall. And now I’m walking in the dark, Trying to remember who I was before your scars. (Verse 2) There were nights I stared at the ceiling, Wondering where I went wrong. Replaying every conversation, Looking for the moment I became the problem. You’d say you didn’t mean to hurt me, Then somehow I’d be the one to blame. I learned to choose my words so carefully, Just to keep another fight away. I was afraid of losing you, So I slowly started losing me. Funny how you can hold somebody close And still feel completely alone. (Pre-Chorus 2) I’m not angry just because you left, I’m angry at the years I spent trying to understand. I kept waiting for the person you could become, While forgetting who you were in front of me. Sometimes holding on to someone Is the very thing that keeps you from being free. (Chorus) You couldn’t see the problem, so you couldn’t change, And I took the blame for everything you did. I found myself apologizing when I did no wrong, Drowning in the shadows while you moved along. You made me question every part of who I was, But I won’t let you define me anymore. I spent so long trying to save us, Now I’m finally walking through the door. And now I’m walking in the dark, But I’m not afraid of where it leads. Maybe I don’t need your light anymore, Maybe I was never meant to live in yours. (Bridge) We built a wall of masks and silent pain, I gave my everything in vain. Trying to fix what you refused to see, You broke the best parts left of me. Maybe I wasn’t hard to love, Maybe you just couldn’t love me right. Maybe all the darkness between us Was never mine to fight. (Final Chorus) You couldn’t see the problem, so you couldn’t change, And I took the blame for everything you did. But I won’t carry your shadows anymore, I won’t apologize for things I never did. I’m walking in the dark, But I’m finally learning how to see. I don’t need another person’s light To tell me who I’m supposed to be. If the night is all I have tonight, Then I’ll learn to find my own way. And if I stumble, I’ll get back up, Even if it takes a thousand days. (Outro) Now I’m learning how to walk in the dark… Without your light. One step at a time… I’m finding mine. The darkness wasn’t the end… It was where I learned to find my way. Without your light. Just me… Walking in the dark.
