Chapter7 The Light Never Goes Out

I finally made it to the city's towering skyline I believed that this was where my life would begin to shine I took the hand that was offered with a smile I truly thought that people were warm back then, for a while I still remember how bright that morning felt The way you walked ahead with every card you were dealt That feeling wasn't wrong, it was real But one day the person I trusted turned away And the next day too, and the next, day after day I thought that if I tried hard enough I'd be repaid But every betrayal locked another door I'd made I know how deep that pain cut through the bone The more you believed, the deeper the wound had grown But that just proves how much you meant every word On the nights I nearly shut my heart away again Like before, I wanted to just fade and end the pain But still the morning always came around And the light through the window touched the ground You never stopped believing in people all along Do you know how extraordinary, how strong I should have stopped believing in anyone at all Should have built my walls up high before the fall I felt so foolish for trusting in someone's warmth So I walked the city streets alone, again and forth But you weren't foolish, you were just kind at heart Because you never built those walls right from the start Now you've found the people who are truly there That pain will never fully disappear But now I feel like I can sense another's tear Because I made it through those nights of being betrayed I finally know what real warmth is, unafraid Holding close the self that carries every scar Still facing forward, walking, near and far Every betrayal made me a little more afraid It felt like I could never face the light again, dismayed But you were always facing forward, all this time Even through the tears you kept on walking, kept the climb Every wound you carry is a light you've come to know Still the light never goes out