Art out of Scars

This isn't a song about wishing someone would come back. It's a song about surviving them. It's about realizing that their absence was healthier than their presence. [Verse 1] You left empty boxes On the floor as you left All your half-spoken promises Still unanswered Still a mess I memorized your exit marked by the sound of your shoes The slamming of doors [intermission] Now I’m painting my future With the colors of my bruises [Pre-Chorus] It cut like a blade Right through my veins But I’m done being quiet As you throw shade [Chorus] Watch me make art out of scars Light from the fractured Stitching my heart You’re just a ripped up chapter Left me to decay. You walked away Left me in the dark Yeah I turn this ache into art I turn this ache into art (oh yeah) [Verse 2] All of your silence Used to close up my throat Now I sing through the rafters Every time I glow You thought I would crumble When I’d begged you to stay but in the end I built a whole world Out of what you betrayed You made my day when you stayed away [Pre-Chorus] I bled on the canvas Just to see what remained Look at this color Born out of shame [Chorus] Watch me make art out of scars Light from the fractured I’m stitching my heart You’re just a ripped up chapter Left me to decay You walked away Left me in the dark Yeah I turn this ache into art I turn this ache into art (oh yeah) [Bridge] So thank you for leaving me Right when the darkness was loud I found my voice in the echo (echo) I’m not afraid of it now Every goodbye that burned Became a spark in my hands Look what I made When I gave me a chance (When I gave me a chance) [Chorus] Watch me make art out of scars Light from the fractured I’m stitching my heart You’re just a ripped up chapter Left me to decay You walked away Left me in the dark Yeah I turn this ache into art I turn this ache into art (oh yeah)