What I Carry Home

Verse 1

I walk the long way after dark

Just to clear my head

Streetlights flicker like they know

Every word I never said

I keep my hands inside my coat

Like I’m hiding proof

That I’m not as calm as I look

That I still feel bruised

Pre-Chorus

I don’t talk about the days

That still follow me around

Some things don’t fade with time

They just learn how to stay quiet

Chorus

This is what I carry home

Not the wins, not the blame

Just the weight of who I was

And the man I became

I don’t lay it on the floor

I don’t ask to be shown

I just lock the door

With what I carry home

Verse 2

I’ve learned how to leave a room

Without saying goodbye

Some doors close better that way

No need to ask why

I don’t hate the road I took

I just don’t romanticize

Every mile left a mark

Every truth cost a price

Bridge

If I ever slow down enough

To feel it all at once

I might finally understand

What I’ve been running from

Final Chorus

This is what I carry home

Every doubt, every change

Not the scars that you can see

But the ones that stayed

I don’t need to feel clean

I don’t need to atone

I’m still standing with

What I carry home

Outro

Same streets.

Same man.

Still walking.