Echoes in the Blue

[Intro] Quiet room, flickering screen, a heartbeat in the blue glow Counting hours, swallowing sun, I’m learning how to breathe slow [Verse 1] I wake with questions like rain in the wiring of my mind Old enough to know the hurt, young enough to pretend I’m fine The world says “grow up,” but no one teaches how to unbind This stubborn ache that follows me, a shadow I can’t leave behind [Chorus] If you hear me through the night, tell me I’m not losing ground If love is a harbor, I’m sinking slow but I won’t drown Hold a space for my mistakes, don’t turn away or stare I’m fighting for a way back home, even when the road isn’t there [Verse 2] I’ve got a map of what I owe myself, and nothing looks clean Blame wears my best complaints, mistakes are all I’ve ever seen Lost chapters in a diary I never learned to name I pour out me to empty rooms and call it self-preservation’s game [Chorus] If you hear me through the night, tell me I’m not losing ground If love is a harbor, I’m sinking slow but I won’t drown Hold a space for my mistakes, don’t turn away or stare I’m fighting for a way back home, even when the road isn’t there [Verse 3] Aging feels like shedding skin I never chose to shed at all What’s left of me keeps getting smaller in a crowded hall The fear of leaving before I’m found, the fear of staying wrong I long for someone who sees the ache and says it’s okay to hang on [Bridge] Maybe I’m not a quitter, maybe I’m learning how to breathe Maybe the light is patient, maybe it’s waiting beneath the grief If you stay, I’ll try to tell the truth about the storm inside That love can be the compass when the night won’t subside [Chorus] If you hear me through the night, tell me I’m not losing ground If love is a harbor, I’m sinking slow but I won’t drown Hold a space for my mistakes, don’t turn away or stare I’m fighting for a way back home, even when the road isn’t there [Outro] So I’ll whisper to the mirror, and I’ll whisper to the rain Someday the weight might loosen, I’ll brave the hurt and rise again Until then I’m listening for a voice that says I’m not alone That I can stay and choose the dawn over marching on my own