SCARS STAY
WITH ME.

I was far from the morning
Far from every open door
Walking through the silence
Like I’d been there before

I was alone with the shadows
With no place left to run
Standing close to the ending
Too tired to face the sun

I don’t know what held me
When I nearly let go
But something kept breathing
Somewhere deep below

Now I breathe again
But I don’t breathe the same
Some scars stay with me
Even when I don’t say their name
I came back from the edge
But the edge remembers me
I’m alive, I’m still here
But the scars stay with me

There were nights without mercy
There were days without a sound
I kept searching for a reason
With my knees against the ground

No one saw the distance
No one knew how far I’d gone
Sometimes life keeps moving
While your soul is barely holding on

I don’t blame the darkness
For the shape it left inside
I just learned that some wounds
Don’t disappear with time

Now I breathe again
But I don’t breathe the same
Some scars stay with me
Even when I don’t say their name
I came back from the edge
But the edge remembers me
I’m alive, I’m still here
But the scars stay with me

If you see me smiling
Don’t think I forgot
I carry every silence
Every battle that I fought

But I’m not asking for pity
And I’m not asking to be saved
I just know the road behind me
Left its mark along the way

Now I breathe again
And I’m learning how to stand
With the weight of yesterday
Resting in my hands
I came back from the edge
But I don’t walk lightly
I’m alive, I’m still here
And the scars stay with me

I was far
I was alone
Close to the end
But I made it home

Still breathing
Still learning
Still carrying
The scars that stay with me