Somehow I Stayed

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I was fourteen, carrying storms behind my eyes, Smiling through the hallways, hiding every sleepless nights. The world felt heavy on my chest, too much for me to hold, A kid trying to fight shadows nobody else was told. Every mirror asked a question I was scared to answer then, Every morning felt like losing and starting over again. I kept counting all the reasons just to make it through the day, Holding on to little pieces when everything slipped away. [Pre-Chorus] And I learned how to breathe When the room felt small I was shaking inside But I stood up tall [Chorus] And somehow I stayed Somehow I stayed Through the dark and the ache I still found my way And somehow I stayed Yeah, somehow I stayed With a heart full of cracks I still rose from the weight [Verse 2] There were nights I didn’t say a word to anybody near, Just a pillow full of questions and a throat thick with fear. But I found a little light in the smallest things I knew, A line in a notebook, a song, a thread of blue. I wore my hurt like armor, like it made me harder to break, But the truth was I was fragile, just a hand that had to shake. Still I gave myself a future, even when I couldn’t see, Little by little, I was building up a better part of me. [Pre-Chorus] And I learned how to breathe When the room felt small I was shaking inside But I stood up tall [Chorus] And somehow I stayed Somehow I stayed Through the dark and the ache I still found my way And somehow I stayed Yeah, somehow I stayed With a heart full of cracks I still rose from the weight [Bridge] If you’re carrying storms too, If your hands don’t know what to do, Hold on to the faintest flame It can carry you through [Final Chorus] And somehow we stay Somehow we stay Through the dark and the ache We still find our way And somehow we stay Yeah, somehow we stay With a heart full of cracks We still rise from the weight