[Intro]
Yeah
I ain’t listen
Never did
Till it’s gone
[Verse 1]
I was chasing any high that would have me
Wrong turn, wrong crowd, that was my family
Laughing at the warnings, calling it tragedy
Like it’s just a movie, couldn’t ever really damage me
Blew checks, blew chances in the same week
Ghosted all my blessings when they came to speak
You were in my corner, I was in the street
You were saying “slow down”
I was hitting repeat
[Chorus]
I kept making all the wrong choices
Turned my heart down, turned up the noises (yeah)
Never learned a thing till I lost you
Didn’t feel the fire till it burned through
Had to lose what I loved to feel alive
Now I’m walking through the ash with open eyes
I was blind, but the pain pulled me out
Now I conquer every day you’re not around (woah)
[Verse 2]
You were waiting at the door, I was late again
Smelling like regret, calling you my friend
You kept drawing lines, I kept crossing them
Turned your soft “please stay” into arguments
Then that last text hit
Just a “take care” line and you dipped
All my old habits stayed, but you split
And that silence cut deeper than the script
Now I see your shadow in the cracked glass
Hear your voice in the sirens when they scream past
Used to numb every ache till the time passed
Now I sit with every feeling
Let it hit, let it crash (yeah)
[Chorus]
I kept making all the wrong choices
Turned my heart down, turned up the noises
Never learned a thing till I lost you
Didn’t feel the fire till it burned through
Had to lose what I loved to feel alive
Now I’m walking through the ash with open eyes
I was blind, but the pain pulled me out
Now I conquer every day you’re not around
[Bridge]
[low chant creeps in, distant thunder FX]
Had to fall through the floor just to feel the ground
Had to drown in the dark just to hear the sound
Of my own voice saying “this is where it ends”
Bury all the poison, resurrect the man
[Chorus]
I kept making all the wrong choices
Turned my heart down, turned up the noises (turned it up)
Never learned a thing till I lost you
Didn’t feel the fire till it burned through (yeah)
Had to lose what I love just one time
Now I’m carving out a future with these scars of mine
I was lost, but your leaving drew a line
Now I conquer every day
One climb at a time (one climb)