Still breathing

I was running on empty streets at midnight

Neon signs and a heart full of maybes

Every promise felt borrowed, not mine

I was loud on the outside, fading

I tried to disappear in the crowd

Tried to be someone safer somehow

But the silence was screaming too loud

And I couldn’t turn it down

I’m still breathing, even when it hurts

Still believing, even at my worst

I’ve been breaking, I’ve been bent

But I’m not done yet

I’m still standing in the fire and smoke

Still reaching when I’m losing hope

If this is all I get

Then I’ll make it count

Yeah, I’m still breathing now

I’ve been carrying ghosts on my shoulders

Every “what if” like a loaded gun

But the cracks in my chest are showing

That the light gets in when you run

I don’t need to be fearless tonight

I just need to stay in the fight

Even stars learn how to shine

After the darkest nights

I’m still breathing, even when it hurts

Still believing, even at my worst

I’ve been breaking, I’ve been bent

But I’m not done yet

I’m still standing in the fire and smoke

Still reaching when I’m losing hope

If this is all I get

Then I’ll make it count

Yeah, I’m still breathing now

Maybe I’m not healed

Maybe I’m a mess

But every scar I feel

Is proof I’m not dead yet

I don’t need wings to fly

Just a reason to try

I’m still breathing, hear my heart tonight

Still beating like it’s asking why

I’ve been lost, I’ve been left

But I’m not done yet

I’m still rising from the ash and doubt

Still shouting what I couldn’t shout

If this is all I get

Then I’ll make it count

Yeah, I’m still breathing now

Still breathing now

Still breathing now