Now I Can Be

I lost time just hoping you'd wake up too
But the mirror stayed cracked, no matter my hands
You held on to your pain

I don't know who you used to be
But that ghost still sleeps in your sheets
You kiss me with yesterday's mouth
Same excuse, same empty reach
I've been just to match your rhythm
You stayed locked behind your grief
I'm not built to hold the past
You replayed love like a faded track

I knocked on doors you'd never open
Till I found one that let me back
When I saw you stall, I faced the truth
The climb was mine, not meant for two
You made a home and could've been
I broke the walls and let me in

So now I can be, now I can breathe
Didn't need your hand to find my way
Didn't need your years to walk away
So now I can be, now I can see
The love I gave don't live in vain
It builds a life outside your chain
So now I can be, now I can be
I'm not your echo, not your flame
I'm not the one who stayed the same

I played calm to keep your peace
Held my tongue while you held the sea
Kept the lights on in your storms
But you never tried to leave the heat
You were loyal to your doubt
I was loyal to breaking out
Even my shadows stopped dancing
When you spoke and turned around

So now I can be, now I can breathe
Didn't need your hand to find my way
Didn't need your years to walk away
So now I can be, now I can see
The love I gave don't live in vain
It builds a life outside your chain
So now I can be, now I can be
I'm not your echo, not your flame
I'm not the one who stayed the same

You stayed still
I outgrew the frame
I left the door wide
But you never came
So now I can be, now I can be