Morning After the Dream

[Intro] Footsteps in the dark where the night keeps a secret ache I wake from a dream I chose to leave but it won’t let go of the ache [Verse 1] Tired eyes, a fractured heart pretending it’s fine Echoes of you cling like frost to my morning light The room breathes whispers I can’t mute or outrun I reach for dawn, but the shadows crave to stay part of me [Chorus] Wake with the sun just out of reach, but I rise I tell my scars I’m still here, I won’t disappear tonight Though fear kneels at my door, I lift my face and vow I’m surviving, I’m choosing to breathe, I’ll find the light somehow [Verse 2] Silence trembles, memories trace the lines of my skin I pace the quiet, hear a soft voice say: you’re not done yet The lost relationship lingers like a mark I carry forward Yet I water my hope with tears, and it begins to return [Chorus] Wake with the sun just out of reach, but I rise I tell my scars I’m still here, I won’t disappear tonight Though fear kneels at my door, I lift my face and vow I’m surviving, I’m choosing to breathe, I’ll find the light somehow [Bridge] Dawn is a patient friend, breaking through the veil of dread My breath becomes a map back to myself, I listen to my inner stead If the night insists on teaching, I’ll learn to stand a little more tall I’ll answer with quiet courage: I am still here, through it all [Chorus] Wake with the sun just out of reach, but I rise I tell my scars I’m still here, I won’t disappear tonight Though fear kneels at my door, I lift my face and vow I’m surviving, I’m choosing to breathe, I’ll find the light somehow [Outro] Morning arrives as a steady hand, guiding me to stand From darkness to morning, I breathe in, I stand, I am still here A whispered promise: I endure, I heal, I belong to this day I am whole enough to begin again