The Questions We Keep

[Verse 1] I watched another sunrise fade Across the cracks where kingdoms laid Your footprints disappeared in dust But stone remembers every one of us You asked me if the road gets clear If ghosts eventually disappear I smiled like someone who had tried And buried every piece they couldn't hide [Pre-Chorus] You came here chasing certainty But truth was never handed free [Chorus] Who were you before the world Taught your heart to stay concealed? Before the names, before the blame Before you learned to fear the flame Stand right here Don't look away Every scar has something left to say The hardest truth you'll ever see Is staring back... Where you used to be [Verse 2] I've heard a thousand different prayers Wrapped inside a thousand different tears Every voice asks something new But every answer points to you You can't outrun forgotten years You only learn why they're still here The past is not a prison wall It's just the echo after every fall [Pre-Chorus] Every door you've left behind Still remembers every goodbye [Chorus] Who were you before the world Taught your heart to stay concealed? Before the names, before the blame Before you learned to fear the flame Stand right here Don't look away Every scar has something left to say The hardest truth you'll ever see Is staring back... Where you used to be [Bridge] So answer me... If every mask was torn away... If no one knew your name... If every photograph burned to ash... Would you... Still know yourself? [Breakdown] I DON'T WANT YOUR PERFECT LIFE! I DON'T WANT YOUR PRETTY LIES! I WANNA SEE THE PART OF YOU THAT NEVER LEARNED TO HIDE! WHO... WERE... YOU?! [Final Chorus] Who were you before the fear? Before you disappeared? Before the silence learned your voice Before survival made your choice Stand with me Don't turn away Nothing lost is ever truly erased Every ending leaves a key To someone... You still could be [Outro] Stone forgets no one... Neither should you.