“Student of Life”
(Verse 1)
I learned more from silence than the noise in the room
From nights staring at ceilings in the dark at 2
From roads with no answers and the weight of regret
From the parts of myself I still haven’t met
I carried old stories like they were my skin
Built walls out of fear and called it discipline
Smiled through the damage, kept my heart out of sight
But pain has a way of teaching truth in the night
(Pre-Chorus)
Every scar became a sentence
Every failure left a clue
I was searching for direction
While becoming someone new
(Chorus)
I’m a student of life
Still learning who I am
Reading between the lines
Of every broken plan
Trying to heal the parts
I used to run from
Turning all this hurt
Into wisdom and love
I don’t have all the answers
But I’m finally listening inside
I’m a student of life
(Verse 2)
I used to mistake survival for being alive
Thought being strong meant I never cried
But healing looks different than I thought it would be
Sometimes it’s just sitting with the truth honestly
Learning boundaries, learning grace
Learning not every heart deserves a place
Learning forgiveness doesn’t erase the past
But it stops old pain from controlling your path
(Pre-Chorus)
Now I breathe before reacting
I let the silence speak
Because the strongest version of me
Was hidden underneath
(Chorus)
I’m a student of life
Still learning who I am
Reading between the lines
Of every broken plan
Trying to heal the parts
I used to run from
Turning all this hurt
Into wisdom and love
I don’t have all the answers
But I’m finally listening inside
I’m a student of life
(Bridge)
Maybe growth is slow for a reason
Maybe storms are teachers too
Maybe every closed door led me
Closer to the truth
And maybe healing isn’t becoming someone else
Maybe it’s finally coming home to yourself
(Final Chorus)
I’m a student of life
With open hands tonight
Learning how to stay soft
Without losing my fight
I’ve walked through the shadows
Now I honor the light
And every lesson carved a fire
Deep inside my soul tonight
I may never know everything
But I finally know I’ll survive
As a student of life…
A student of life.
