Verse 1
The taste of steel, a chilling fate,
One silent tear, nothing left to say.
The world's gone dark, no light to find,
Just a hollow shell of who was once alive.
My chest caves in beneath the weight,
How did I end up in this place?
Pre-Chorus
Looking for someone to believe in me,
Looking for something I can still believe.
A hopeless soul that's lost its way...
Will the tide turn before it's too late?
Chorus
The things that matter are the things that last,
Love breaks the chains that held me to my past.
We'll build again with those who stand beside,
Hope's alive... my dreams won't die.
What I almost lost was never mine—
The greatest treasures were here the whole time.
Verse 2
Will I ever chase hope again?
Is that too much to ask?
So deep inside this empty pit,
Too afraid to even look back.
Then a familiar voice broke through the door,
Singing words I'd taught her years before.
The song I gave to heal her pain
Brought my forgotten hope to life again.
Bridge
I thought I'd lost everything worth living for,
But love was waiting on the other side of the door.
The things I feared were never worth my soul—
The hearts that love me made me whole.
Final Chorus
The things that matter are the things that last,
Love breaks the chains that held me to my past.
We'll build again with those who stand beside,
Hope's alive... my dreams won't die.
Out of the ashes we'll rise again,
My scars aren't the end—they're where new life begins.
My road is hard, but there's so much to gain...
I'll never let my suffering be in vain.