[Verse 1] Life teaches more in silent pain, Than sunshine ever could explain. I learned it slow, I learned it hard, With every crack I wore like scars. The quiet rooms, the heavy breath, The nights that asked me what comes next. And in the dark, I saw it clear: The truth can bloom when you stay here. [Pre-Chorus] Fall, then rise—again, again, That’s how a broken heart learns strength. What bends us first can make us bend Right back toward the light again. [Chorus] Be kind, be strong, let go, forgive That’s how we truly learn to live Be kind, be strong, let go, forgive (learn to live) (learn to live) Not all who leave are meant to stay Some are lessons on the way Be kind, be strong, let go, forgive That’s how we truly learn to live [Verse 2] Not all who leave are meant to stay, Some are lessons on the way. A hand that held, then slipped from mine, Still left me changed in time. I used to blame the sky for rain, But even storms can wash away The dust from all I used to be, Until my own heart could see. [Pre-Chorus] Fall, then rise—again, again, That’s how a wounded soul grows ten. What hurts today can teach tomorrow How to stand through joy and sorrow. [Chorus] Be kind, be strong, let go, forgive That’s how we truly learn to live Be kind, be strong, let go, forgive (learn to live) (learn to live) Not all who leave are meant to stay Some are lessons on the way Be kind, be strong, let go, forgive That’s how we truly learn to live [Bridge] I am not the things I lost I am what I carried across Every no, every bruise, every bend Led me back to myself again So I unclench my hands at last And let the bitter days go past [Final Chorus] Be kind, be strong, let go, forgive That’s how we truly learn to live Be kind, be strong, let go, forgive (learn to live) (learn to live) Not all who leave are meant to stay Some are lessons on the way Be kind, be strong, let go, forgive That’s how we truly learn to live
