Verse 1
The sky was painted gold and blue
But I kept running from the truth
Spent all my days outrunning light
Thinking shadows felt more right
Built my shelter out of doubt
Locked the bright side out somehow
Didn’t know what I was escaping from
Until the daylight was gone
Pre-Chorus
Funny how the dark feels safe
Until it asks you what remains
Chorus
I’ve been chasing the sun away
Turning noon into shades of gray
Running from warmth with my eyes shut tight
Trading forever for one more night
But the light keeps finding me
Through the cracks I couldn’t see
Maybe I was never meant to run
Maybe I was made to become
The one who stays
Instead of chasing the sun away
Verse 2
Every cloud became my crown
Every smile I turned around
Held my breath against the tide
Carried storms I couldn’t hide
But dawn keeps showing up again
Calling me by who I’ve been
Not who fear convinced me was true
Not who pain said I turned into
Bridge
And if the sunrise reaches me
I won’t turn and disappear
I’ll stand inside the morning
And let it make me fearless here
Final Chorus
No more chasing the sun away
No more giving my hope away
I’ll open windows, break the shade
Step into the life You made
Let the warmth undo the cold
Let the light reach what I hold
Today I choose to stay
And stop chasing the sun away
Outro
The sun was never leaving…
I was.