The Last One

[Intro] Echoes in the hallway, a desk lamp sighs The floor remembers where my hopes once lay [Verse 1] I wore my innocence like a light, then you blew out the flame Told me love was a shelter, but I met only rain I watered every rumor with a tremor in my chest Now I sift through the ashes, picking truth from the rest [Chorus] I learned to count the scars, not the promises I misplaced Guarded hands, a wary heart, trusting fewer embrace If love is a weapon, I’m learning to defend I vow to guard my own light, until the night comes to an end [Verse 2] Youth was a rumor I chased with open eyes and bruised pride You sold me your devotion, but it was a mask you wore inside Loyalty turned to fear, a hallway that echoed your breath I measured every word you spoke, and I found my own weak thread [Chorus] I learned to count the scars, not the promises I misplaced Guarded hands, a wary heart, trusting fewer embrace If love is a weapon, I’m learning to defend I vow to guard my own light, until the night comes to an end [Bridge] The floor remembers every fall, a cold and quiet ground I carry the ache like a map, but I’m not lost, I’m found [Chorus] I learned to count the scars, not the promises I misplaced Guarded hands, a wary heart, trusting fewer embrace If love is a weapon, I’m learning to defend I vow to guard my own light, until the night comes to an end [Outro] So here I lie with emptiness that teaches me to breathe The last one standing, reclaiming what I believed