Light Through My Scars

[Verse 1]
I remember all the nights I broke
Talking to the silence like a friend
Every little wound I tried to hide
Came back louder in the 4 a.m
I was holding on to ghosts and blame
Naming every loss inside my chest
But somewhere in the middle of the ache
I heard a whisper saying
"Breathe
And rest"
[Chorus]
Now I see light through my scars
Every line on my skin
Is a way back to my heart
I walked through the fire
But I came out with gold
All this pain
All these memories
Turning into hope
Yeah
I see light
Light through my scars
[Verse 2]
You loved me when I couldn't love myself
Sat with every shadow that I feared
Pulled the curtain back on all my shame
And you called it holy
Every tear
Now the same hands that were shaking
Lift in gratitude above my head
I'm not perfect
But I'm healing
Every "never" turning into "not yet"
[Outro]
So I lay it all down
Every bruise
Every mark (every mark)
Let your mercy paint bright colors in the dark (in the dark)
If my story helps somebody reach for the dawn
Then all this hurt I carried
Was already being healed all along

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