Lyric

When I was young I just stood and stared

At my mother's smile soft as spring's light

But life too fragile to last

Fell apart that day—without a sound

I never wanted to lose her

I only wished to turn back time

But that small desire

Unlocked a forbidden door

Ancient texts sealed and silent

We touched what none should touch

And in return

My brother's voice was lost in the void

Through that night I gained

Regret and steel and pain that stayed

Still I reached forward

Not to rewind—

But to live as I once swore

With the cross upon my back

And the oath of blood in my chest

I walked against a twisted world

Even if I'd lost my love

I'd never lose my hope

Even if this soul turned into ash

I believed it would reach the light someday

In broken alleys of a shattered city

Mocked like a puppet laughed at and torn

But I never looked away

Because truth still stood there unbroken

Loneliness was sharp

But as long as there were voices to protect

Even if this body was torn again

I would walk forward

To see that smile once more

How much sin must I carry?

Yet I believed—

That was what made us human

To the crying child in my distant past

I'd whisper It's all right now

The past may not be rewritten

But the future—I can build

Even scars that won't be forgiven

Hold their meaning

In the light I now walk through

A torn old journal letters blurred

I thought I heard my mother's voice

The moment I wiped away the tears

I let go of clinging to the past

Not I couldn't protect

But I will protect from now

That small change—

Became my turning point

Even if my body breaks tomorrow

Let this resolve reach someone

I believe—

And take one step forward

This heart built of steel and ash

Now burns for someone else

The night I stood alone—

Has led to this morning walking with another

Even if I can't be forgiven

Even if I can't save

What I kept believing

Will pass beyond life

And become a single ray of light

A breeze carried spring's scent again

What I lost will not return

But its warmth brought me this far

So again today with the cross on my back

I begin walking forward

This time—for the future I will claim