🎵 BY THE FIRE

Verse 1

I’m sitting by the fire, glass glowing in the dark

Tiny home, no lights on, listening to my heart

Every second slipping by, crackle talking slow

Funny how the silence says the things we never know

I loved you in a version of me that was still loud

Still trying to survive, still bleeding in a crowd

I didn’t have this calm then, didn’t have this view

Didn’t have the words I have now when I stood next to you

Pre-Chorus

Time don’t stop to let us catch up

It just shows us what we missed

Chorus

Do you think about me in the quiet

When the world finally lets you breathe?

If I had this peace back then

Would you have seen a different me?

BUT I BEEN IN IT

WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT DEAD

I BEEN FORGIVEN

AND I STILL GOT BLED

I’m not angry, I’m just wondering

If timing was the thief

I’m sitting by the fire in my home

Making peace with you being a memory

Verse 2

I don’t hate you, never could

I still carry what we were

Some loves don’t need possession

Just respect for what they were

I know I wasn’t easy then

I was panic dressed as pride

Every move was reaction

Every feeling amplified

BUT I BEEN IN IT

WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT DEAD

I BEEN FORGIVEN

AND I STILL GOT BLED

If I pulled away or pushed too hard

That was fear talking loud

I was drowning, not dismissing you

I just didn’t know how

Pre-Chorus

Funny how it all makes sense

When the noise is finally gone

Chorus

Do you think about me in the quiet

When there’s no one else to blame?

If I had this peace back then

Would you still have walked away?

I don’t need another chance

Or to rewrite history

I’m sitting by the fire in my home

Learning how to let you be

Bridge (spoken / half-sung)

The fire don’t rush

It just burns steady

I think I finally understand that

Final Chorus

If you ever think of me

Know I’m not who I was before

I found calm in the aftermath

Found truth in being alone

I’ll always wish you well from here

No weight, no regret to carry

I’m sitting by the fire in my home

At peace with you living in my memory

Outro

Some things don’t come back around

They just teach us how to rest

I BEEN IN IT

WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT DEAD

I BEEN FORGIVEN

AND I STILL GOT BLED