[INTRO]
I learned to hide the damage
better than I learned to heal.
Funny how you can fool the whole world
when you're lying to yourself.
[VERSE 1 — FAST]
I became a stranger wearing my own face,
smiling for the people while I'm losing my place.
I don't blame the devil, I don't blame my past,
I made every decision, that's the weight that I drag.
You taught me right from wrong,
I just got good at choosing wrong.
Not because I didn't know,
I just didn't care for long.
I chased temporary highs
like they could make me whole,
but nothing fills a hole
when the hole is in your soul.
And I know you'd probably ask me,
“Son, what happened to you?”
I'd say, “Nothing, I'm good,”
while knowing that wasn't true.
[PRE-CHORUS]
I don't need another excuse.
I've got enough of those.
I just need somewhere to stand
when everything I built goes cold.
[CHORUS — MELODIC / BIG]
If you still see me,
don't look at what I became.
I'm more than every bad decision,
more than every wasted day.
I got lost inside myself,
went too far to find my way.
I don't need you to fix me,
just don't turn the light away.
Leave the light on.
Even if I don't come home tonight.
Leave the light on.
I'll find my way back when I'm ready to fight.
[VERSE 2 — FAST]
I used to think that being strong
meant nobody saw you break.
Now I know the strongest thing
is admitting your mistakes.
I've disappointed people,
I've disappointed me,
made promises in daylight
I would break at 3 AM in secret.
And that's the part that hurts:
I knew exactly what I'd lose.
I wasn't blind to the damage,
I just kept choosing the truth
that felt good for a minute
over the life I said I'd choose.
So don't call me a victim.
Don't call me a lost cause.
I'm the one who lit the fire,
I'm the one who watched it burn.
But I'm also the one
who can walk away from it.
Maybe redemption isn't clean.
Maybe it's just not quitting.
[BRIDGE — STRIPPED]
If you ask me if I'm okay,
I'll stop saying “I'm fine.”
I've spent too many years
protecting a lie.
I'm not who I was.
I'm not who I planned to be.
But somewhere underneath it all,
there's still a piece of me.
[FINAL CHORUS]
If you still see me,
don't look at what I became.
I'm more than every bad decision,
more than every wasted day.
I got lost inside myself,
but I'm not afraid to say:
I don't need you to save me.
Just don't turn the light away.
Leave the light on.
I'm still fighting to come back.
Leave the light on.
I may be broken,
but I'm not finished yet.
[OUTRO]
And Dad...
if I ever made you wonder
where your son went—
I was right here.
Just lost.