Shadows Don't Fade

Verse 1 I had my hair fixed just right, Red lips on for Friday night. Everybody thought they knew, The perfect girl in white and blue. I could smile through anything, Wear the crown and play the queen. But underneath that perfect face, Was a heart that needed grace. Pre-Chorus Some wounds show, then disappear, Some still ache after all the years. Then you looked and found the hurt I buried there. Chorus 'Cause bruises heal, but shadows don’t fade, In your light, I named my pain. And how could I ever be the same? Bruises heal, but shadows stay, And I still carry you that way. Verse 2 You weren’t part of any dream, Just a needed storm in faded jeans. You walked in carrying a flame, And nothing else ever felt the same. I had locked up every door, Said I wouldn’t fall no more. But you walked in without a key, And gave the broken parts room to breathe. Pre-Chorus I thought love was black and blue, Something people put you through. Then you burned away the shame and blame. Chorus 'Cause bruises heal, but shadows don’t fade, In your light, I named my pain. And how could I ever be the same? Bruises heal, but shadows stay, And I still carry you that way. Bridge We had one night on the edge, One word too close to goodbye. I felt the old fear rising up, Like smoke behind my eyes. But you came back. And I stayed too. That’s when I learned what love can do. The shadow wasn’t sorrow, It was proof that you stayed true. Final Chorus 'Cause bruises heal, but shadows don’t fade, In your light, I named my pain. And how could I ever be the same? Bruises heal, but shadows stay, And I don’t fear them now. Bruises heal, but shadows stay, And I still choose you every day.