[Verse 1] I saw you sitting with your headphones on at 2 a.m., reading through your own sad songs, every line again. Each broken promise, every sleepless night, you turn them into evidence and put yourself on trial. [Pre-Chorus 1] You call yourself the villain in your own tale, but I remember how you stood there, soft and frail. You did the best you knew back then, that’s not a crime, that’s only being human. [Chorus] You are not their judgement, you are your own song. If the world won’t believe you, be the first to carry on. Don’t drown in old sorrow or yesterday’s worn-out trial. Dry your eyes, my friend, come make an old bluesman smile. [Verse 2] I’ve seen a girl who hides behind a shining mask, playing perfect siren like it’s her only task. But when the screen goes dark and the make-up’s gone, there’s a quiet kindness that keeps this world holding on. [Pre-Chorus 2] They threw their harsh words like a stone to the sea, but the ripples of their judgement don’t decide who you’ll be. If you stood in that moment in your younger skin, with the heart that you had, you’d choose the same way again. [Chorus] You are not their judgement, you are your own song. If the world won’t believe you, be the first to carry on. Don’t drown in old sorrow or yesterday’s worn-out trial. Dry your eyes, my friend, come make an old bluesman smile. [Bridge] Don’t live in a prison made of “should have been”, regret is a loop that never lets life begin. Take the lessons with you, let the blame fall through, the road ahead is wider than the ones behind you. [Final Chorus] You are not their judgement, you are your own song. When your faith feels broken, I’ll hold a verse for you to lean on. Don’t dance with old shadows for more than a little while. Lift your voice tonight, and make an old bluesman smile.
