Butterfly Effect

Verse 1 I used to throw my pain like stones, Not caring where they’d land. I didn’t see the bruises bloom From the weight inside my hands. I laughed too loud, I cut too deep, I made my hurt a weapon. Now I sit with all the echoes Of the damage I kept stepping in. Pre-Chorus And I know “sorry” doesn’t stitch the skin, Doesn’t give your peace back whole again. But I’ll still say it from my chest, With every breath I have left. Verse 2 I know what it feels like To be treated like you’re nothing. To be someone’s punching bag While they call it love or joking. And somehow I became the storm I swore I’d never be. I passed down pain with both my hands Before I learned to grieve. Pre-Chorus I won’t ask you to forgive me fast, I won’t repaint the ugly past. I’ll just own the hurt I caused And kneel before the cost. Chorus I’m sorry to anyone I ever made feel small, Anyone I used when I was breaking from the fall. I see the butterfly effect, How one cruel word can wreck A heart that was already trying to survive. I’m sorry for the pieces I left behind in people’s lives. I know because it happened to me too, But that never gave me the right To do it back to you. Bridge May the ones I hurt find softness again, May their names be free from my regret. May they never wonder if they deserved The damage that I left. I was wrong, I was scared, I was cruel, I was blind. But I’m learning how to heal Without harming what’s kind. Final Chorus I’m sorry to anyone I ever made feel used, Anyone I blamed when I was battered and confused. I see the butterfly effect, How pain keeps collecting Until somebody brave decides to let it die. So I won’t pass it forward, I’ll lay my weapons down tonight. I know because it happened to me too, But that never gave me the right To do it back to you. Outro To anyone I broke, I hope you rise brand new. I’m sorry for the hurt. The healing starts with truth.