Lyric

No more running—

The cruelest thing is swearing off the fight

Then cursing the shell I chose to wear

Some storms you push through

Some won’t move though you bleed;

I’ve walked through both

And most lives are tides like mine

You once slipped into another self and said

“Your life’s all waves—must be fun.”

Salt in the wound

But it hit me—

Even you had seen me that way

I dreamed you kept me

Like a bottomless light in your eyes

Maybe the jokes

Maybe the mock surprise

Were all your stagecraft—

And knowing still cuts

But I won’t break again

Even if vows have cracked before

Even if your trust is gone—

I’ll change the way my footsteps fall

Watch me from miles away;

I’ll send this steady, burning shout

Past the lighthouse calling you—

I’ll reach you, I’ll reach you

Through the night, through the blue

Don’t fade away… stay

I’m no brand-new man

But I can shift my pace

Cut my stride through the fog

No fireworks, no sudden light—

Just steady breath

And the voice I’ve kept for you

Under the frozen sky

Every clock forgets to turn

If I could keep one breath between us

I’d spend it here—

And send the rest to you

I won’t break again

Even if vows have cracked before

Even if your trust is gone—

I’ll change the way my footsteps fall

Watch me from miles away;

I’ll send this steady, burning shout

Past the lighthouse calling you—

I’ll reach you, I’ll reach you

Through the night, through the blue

Don’t fade away… stay