Stepping Into The Light

[Verse 1]
I learned the shape of a locked-up room
Counted the cracks where the cold came through
Kept one match in a coffee tin
Saved it for the day I could begin

I wore the night like a second skin
Heard every doubt let itself walk in
But under the floor, under all that weight
A small brave pulse kept changing its fate

[Pre-Chorus]
I was bent, not broken
Buried, not gone
The dark had a doorway
And I kept moving on

[Chorus]
I came through the dark with my hands still open
Found a little faith in the words unspoken
Now the light finds me, and I let it stay
I survived the night, now I’m making my way

I came through the dark, every scar still shining
Turned the ache I carried into something rising
No, I won’t go back to the life I outgrew
I found the morning, and I’m stepping into

[Verse 2]
There were weeks when the phone stayed still
Rain on the glass, dust on the windowsill
I learned that healing can take its time
Like roots in winter beneath hard ground

Then one plain day, by the kitchen sink
I caught my face before I could think
Not fearless, no, but standing tall
With enough of myself to answer the call

[Pre-Chorus]
I was bent, not broken
Buried, not gone
The dark had a doorway
And I kept moving on

[Chorus]
I came through the dark with my hands still open
Found a little faith in the words unspoken
Now the light finds me, and I let it stay
I survived the night, now I’m making my way

I came through the dark, every scar still shining
Turned the ache I carried into something rising
No, I won’t go back to the life I outgrew
I found the morning, and I’m stepping into

[Bridge]
If you’re down where the walls lean in
If you’re tired of beginning again
Take my hand, you don’t have to run
There is more than the dark has done

We are more than the nights we knew
More than the hurt that we carried through
When the first clear color breaks the gray
We’ll lift our eyes and make room for day

[Final Chorus]
We came through the dark with our hands still open
Found a little faith in the words unspoken
Now the light finds us, and we let it stay
We survived the night, now we’re making our way

We came through the dark, every scar still shining
Turned the ache we carried into something rising
No, we won’t go back to the lives we outgrew
We found the morning, and we’re stepping into

[Outro]
Stepping into
Stepping into
The light we made it through to