Small Light in the Gloom

[Intro] Dim light, a quiet room, a ticking clock that won’t forgive I’m counting shadows on the wall, trying to learn to breathe and live [Verse 1] Grey mornings wear the silence like a coat you never took off I walk through echoes of my own thoughts, they tell me I’m not enough But somewhere deep a single spark tries to blink away the night I reach out with a hopeful hand and pretend the dawn will bite [Pre-Chorus] If I admit I’m heavy, maybe I’ll start to let it go If I name the weight aloud, I’ll find a way to take it slow [Chorus] I’m breaking small, I’m breaking through, I’m finding light inside the gloom The world keeps asking for a glimpse of me, and I’m learning to resume I won’t pretend I’m fixed tomorrow, but I’ll rise again, I’ll try To carry all this ache and still walk toward the hopeful sky [Verse 2] Friends call out my name, I smile, but it doesn’t reach my eyes I’m steering through the storms I’ve drawn, with tired hands and quiet cries Yet in the mirror there’s a patient flame that never quite runs out I’ll let it guide me through the fog, one breath, one step, one doubt [Pre-Chorus] If I admit I’m weary, maybe healing can begin If I listen to the quiet, I’ll hear a softer, kinder wind [Chorus] I’m breaking small, I’m breaking through, I’m finding light inside the gloom The world keeps asking for a glimpse of me, and I’m learning to resume I won’t pretend I’m fixed tomorrow, but I’ll rise again, I’ll try To carry all this ache and still walk toward the hopeful sky [Bridge] Not all days shine, not all nights sing, but I’ll keep moving, step by step If the road is rough, I’ll lean on hope and let my gentler self be kept [Chorus] I’m breaking small, I’m breaking through, I’m finding light inside the gloom The world keeps asking for a glimpse of me, and I’m learning to resume I won’t pretend I’m fixed tomorrow, but I’ll rise again, I’ll try To carry all this ache and still walk toward the hopeful sky [Outro] One day the clouds may part, and I’ll greet the sun with open eyes Till then I’ll breathe in stubborn courage and let the dawn arrive