When the Hurt Won’t Fade

[Verse 1]
I wake up with the morning light
But something's missing from the room
I tell myself I'll be alright
Still, every road leads back to you

I tried to leave the past behind
I tried to let the memories go
But every time I close my eyes
There's something only my heart knows

[Pre-Chorus]
And I keep telling myself
That tomorrow will be different
But the silence says your name
And I'm right back where I began

[Chorus]
When the hurt won't fade
When the tears won't dry
How do I keep moving
When you're still on my mind?
I've given all I have
I've cried all I can cry
Tell me how to heal a heart
When the hurt won't fade tonight

[Verse 2]
I hear your voice in empty halls
I see your shadow in the rain
I thought that time could heal it all
But time just taught me how to ache

And everybody says, "Move on"
Like leaving means forgetting too
But how could I erase a love
That left its fingerprints on me?

[Pre-Chorus]
So I keep telling myself
There is something past this feeling
Even broken hearts can beat
Even wounds can learn to breathe

[Chorus]
When the hurt won't fade
When the tears won't dry
How do I keep moving
When you're still on my mind?
I've given all I have
I've cried all I can cry
Tell me how to heal a heart
When the hurt won't fade tonight

[Bridge]
Maybe I don't have to forget
Maybe I don't have to pretend
Maybe healing isn't losing
Maybe letting go is learning to live again

I've carried this for far too long
I've worn this sorrow like a chain
And if tomorrow brings the sun
I'll open up my heart again

[Final Climax]
I won't let the darkness take me
I won't let the memory break me
I've been standing through the storm
I've been fighting to be born again

And if my heart still hurts tomorrow
I'll face tomorrow anyway

[A5 — sustained]
I... will... rise...

[A6 — sustained climax]
I WILL RIIIIISE!

[Final Chorus]
When the hurt won't fade
I'll still be alive
I'll take every broken piece
And leave the past behind
I've given all I have
But I still have a light
And even if the hurt won't fade
I can still choose life tonight

[Outro]
Maybe some scars remain
Maybe some memories stay
But I don't have to disappear
Just because the hurt won't fade

Tomorrow I'll find my way...
Tomorrow I'll find my way...