(Verse 1) Lookin’ at these hands, they feel like someone else’s Same broken lines, but holding different things Tracing back the ghosts of all my former selves And the heavy, iron bells I used to ring I spent a lot of time just trying to stay the same Too afraid to let the current turn the tide But there’s a quiet whisper waking up the frame A subtle shift, a wider space inside (Chorus) And oh, I still struggle, yeah, the shadows pull me back Sometimes I slip and fall right off the track It’s a long road, healing, it never was a straight line Trying to break the habits that were mine But looking in the mirror, I think I see a pause Maybe, just maybe... I’m farther than I was (Verse 2) Used to react with fire, now I sit with calm Used to break a promise just to guard my heart Now I find the medicine inside the balm And I’m learning how to make a brand-new start It’s not a sudden sunrise, just a fade of gray A slow unraveling of who I thought I had to be I’m letting go of who I was yesterday And making room for a different side of me (Chorus) ‘Cause I still struggle, yeah, the shadows pull me back Sometimes I slip and fall right off the track It’s a long road, healing, it never was a straight line Trying to break the habits that were mine But looking in the mirror, I think I see a pause Maybe, just maybe... I’m farther than I was (Bridge) It’s in the way I listen, the way I hold my breath The way I choose to walk away from fight It’s choosing life over a living death And trying to walk toward something right (Guitar Solo - Melancholy but hopeful) (Chorus) Yeah, I still struggle, the shadows pull me back Sometimes I slip and fall right off the track It’s a long road, healing, it never was a straight line Trying to break the habits that were mine But looking in the mirror, I think I see a pause Maybe, just maybe... I’m farther than I was (Outro) No, I’m not the same... Still a work in progress, but I’m farther than I was. I’m not the same man... I’m not the same. (Fade out)
