THE SUM [Verse 1] I was a question with no answer A line I couldn't see A thousand little moments That somehow made me me Every door that closed behind me Every road I chose to take Every time I thought I couldn't Every time I stayed awake [Pre-Chorus] Nothing vanished, nothing wasted Even what I couldn't understand Every tear became a number Every scar became a strand [Chorus] I am the sum of every yesterday Every love, every loss, every word I couldn't say Every mountain, every valley Every fall that made me strong All the pieces of my story Were adding all along I am the sum I am the whole Not just the pieces But the story they told Add it all together The broken and the beautiful one And you'll find me standing here I am the sum [Verse 2] Add the hands that held me tightly Add the ones that let me go Add the places I called home Add the places I had to leave alone Add the dreams that changed their shape Add the plans that came undone Add the battles no one witnessed Add the mornings I still won [Pre-Chorus] Nothing disappears completely Nothing leaves without a trace Every ending keeps a number Every loss still has a place [Chorus] I am the sum of every yesterday Every love, every loss, every word I couldn't say Every mountain, every valley Every fall that made me strong All the pieces of my story Were adding all along I am the sum I am the whole Not just the pieces But the story they told Add it all together The broken and the beautiful one And you'll find me standing here I am the sum [Bridge] You can take away the years You can subtract the tears You can divide my heart And still I won't disappear Because you cannot erase What a lifetime has made Every number matters Every piece has its place And if you add the darkness To every ray of light You'll see they made the picture I've become tonight [Final Chorus] I am the sum of every yesterday Every love, every loss, every word I couldn't say Every mountain, every valley Every wrong turn on the way Every person, every moment Every choice I made I am the sum I am the whole All of the fragments That shaped my soul Nothing wasted Nothing undone Every piece was adding Every piece became someone I am the sum I am the sum Of everything I've lived Of everything I've become And when my final number comes Let it say I was here Let it say I loved Let it say I overcame I am the sum.
