After You, There’s Me

Used to flinch at every song
Every word felt like you all along
But this morning, the sun hit right
And I breathed like I hadn’t in the longest time
No more ghosts in every street
No more waking up in defeat
I still remember what you meant
But I’m not stuck in what we spent
After you, there’s me
Not who I was, but finally free
I gave, I broke, I cried, I grew
And now I live beyond the view of you
It’s not revenge, it’s not escape
It’s just me, in my own space
After you…
There’s finally me
I forgave you in the quiet nights
Not with words, but silent fights
Now your name is just a name
Not a storm, not a flame
I don’t wish you pain or grace
I just want my own clear space
And if you ever think of me
Know I found peace, eventually
After you, there’s me
Not who I was, but finally free
I gave, I broke, I cried, I grew
And now I live beyond the view of you
It’s not revenge, it’s not escape
It’s just me, in my own space
After you…
There’s finally me
You were a page, not the end
I lost a lover, found a friend
And that friend was always me
I just had to set her free
After you, there’s me
With a light you’ll never see
No more chains, no old refrain
Just me, dancing in my own rain
You were the storm, I was the sea
Now I’m calm, now I’m complete
After you…
There’s finally me...