[Verse 1] I saw the fight behind his eyes A man torn between the dark and the light He wanted more than the weight he wore But held his past like a closing door He quit the pills on a borrowed high Said, “I feel better, I think I’ll try” We climbed that wall, and he climbed so well But the fall came fast, I could already tell [Chorus] He was reaching for hope, but slipping through time Dancing with ghosts he refused to leave behind Tried to let go, but the silence was loud And I couldn’t catch him when he hit the ground I said the truth, I tried to stay But some storms won’t go away [Verse 2] He’d vanish into chemical haze Chasing numb in the darkest ways I knew some of it, not all the scars Only later learned how deep they are He blamed his parents, carried that pain Something shattered, never the same He missed them more than he’d ever admit Family mattered, but pride never quit [Chorus] He was reaching for hope, but bound to the flame Burning bridges and cursing their names I begged him to call, to just let it bend But some stories fear the end And I spoke the truth, maybe too late Some storms don’t dissipate [Bridge] When he tried again, I couldn’t stay I said goodbye in the hardest way Told him if he didn’t change, he might not survive I still pray that I wasn’t right [Final Chorus] He was standing too close to the edge of the fall And I was too small to carry it all I tried to love, I tried to believe But even hope can bleed And I said the truth, I turned away Now I just hope… That God forgives me someday
