[Verse 1] I left the hallway light on Like you might come home tonight There's a silence in the kitchen That doesn't feel right I keep hearing your footsteps Every time the floorboards move I know I'm only fooling myself But it's all I know to do [Pre-Chorus] I've been holding onto pieces Of a life that's disappeared And I keep telling myself I'm fine But I'm still standing here [Chorus] I'm still breathing But I'm barely alive I've been fighting with the feeling That I left myself behind And I'm screaming But nobody hears I'm wide awake and dreaming That you'll suddenly appear If losing you is what it takes To finally find my way Then let it hurt Let it hurt I'm still breathing [Drop] I'm still— I'm still breathing I'm still— I'm still breathing [Verse 2] I tried burning all the memories But the smoke stayed in my lungs Every song we used to sing Still tastes like where we're from And I hate that I still miss you After everything you said 'Cause the hardest part of leaving Is accepting that it's dead [Pre-Chorus] I've been holding onto pieces Of a life that's disappeared And I keep telling myself I'm fine But I'm still standing here [Chorus] I'm still breathing But I'm barely alive I've been fighting with the feeling That I left myself behind And I'm screaming But nobody hears I'm wide awake and dreaming That you'll suddenly appear If losing you is what it takes To finally find my way Then let it hurt Let it hurt I'm still breathing [Bridge] Maybe I don't need an answer Maybe I don't need to know Maybe some things aren't forever Even when you don't let go And if tomorrow feels like nothing I'll remember what you taught me Sometimes surviving isn't pretty But surviving means you're free [Final Chorus] I'm still breathing And I'm finally alive All the pieces that were missing I'm beginning to find And I'm screaming But this time I don't care If the whole world hears me I'm still standing here You were everything I wanted But you're not everything I am So let it hurt Let it hurt I'll learn to breathe again [Final Drop] I'm still breathing I'm still breathing You didn't break me You just taught me how to breathe I'm still breathing I'm still breathing Eyes wide open And I'm finally free
