[Intro] (soft synth swell) (guitar arpeggio like rain on glass) [Verse 1] I never thought I’d make it Out of the rooms we wore thin Every promise overstated Every silence closing in I was younger in the mirror Older in my chest Learning how to stand upright Inside a slow collapse [Pre-Chorus] You said time would tell the truth But it only taught me how to lose you [Chorus] I never thought I’d make it Past the sound of your goodbye Every step felt borrowed Every breath a quiet lie If surviving counts as winning Then I crossed the finish line But I never thought I’d make it Here without you by my side [Verse 2] Clean guitars keep circling Like thoughts I can’t outrun Shimmering the afterimage Of who we might’ve been becoming I still hear you in the pauses Where the words refuse to land Progress isn’t forward motion It’s just learning where to stand [Bridge] If this is strength, it’s understated If this is peace, it took its time I’m not healed—I’m just awake now In the echo of your light [Final Chorus] I never thought I’d make it But the night didn’t win I carry you like static Underneath my skin [Outro] (synth fades) (arpeggio resolves, unresolved)
