Found her while you cried

You said he’d changed, I saw his eyes,

That same cold fire dressed up in lies.

I knocked your door, you didn’t speak,

Just bruised faith and shaking knees.

Every time I tried to pull you out,

You ran right back to his mouth,

I watched you fade through every call,

Until I didn’t know you at all.

And I tore myself trying to hold your flame,

While I burned inside from secondhand pain.

You were drowning, I was too,

Trying to save both me and you.

But I couldn’t save you, no matter how I tried,

You were chained to a ghost I couldn’t fight.

So I walked away before I lost my mind,

And found a girl who treats me right.

She don’t break me, she don’t make me cry,

She loves me soft and looks me in the eye.

And for the first time, I finally knew—

I couldn’t save you, but love saved me too.

I still see you in my dreams,

The way you begged for peace between screams,

I tried to be the voice you’d hear,

But your heart was trapped in his fear.

You called it love, I called it war,

And I couldn’t fight it anymore.

So I left before I turned to stone,

And learned what healing feels like at home.

She found me when my hands still shook,

Said, “You’ve seen hell, but take a look—

Heaven’s quiet, it feels like trust,

You don’t have to bleed for love.”

‘Cause I couldn’t save you, no matter how I tried,

You were chained to a ghost I couldn’t fight.

So I walked away before I lost my mind,

And found a girl who treats me right.

She don’t break me, she don’t make me cry,

She loves me soft and looks me in the eye.

And for the first time, I finally knew—

I couldn’t save you, but love saved me too.

Maybe one day you’ll break free,

From the echoes of his cruelty.

I’ll pray that someone stands where I stood,

And helps you find what gentle feels like should.

I couldn’t save you, I learned to let go,

Love ain’t rescue, it’s learning to grow.

And though it kills me to leave you behind,

I found peace I couldn’t find in your cries.

She don’t hurt me, she don’t hide the truth,

She taught me what real hearts do.

So while I still ache for what you’ve been through—

I couldn’t save you… but love saved me too.