I am here
But am I still alive?
You broke me down
But somehow I survived
I never thought that I could leave it
I can't believe it
It's gone

You'll never hear me say
That I wanted it this way
It hurts me every time I breathe
No matter what I'm told
I'm left out feeling cold
But I know I needed this all along

Say farewell
To everything that binds
Take this heart
It was never even mine
I never thought that I could leave it
I can't believe it
It's gone
.
Your bloodstains and scars
Are much worse than ours
And Your breaking and healing
Has taken me this far
I never thought that I could leave it
I can't believe it
It's gone


Joshua Pearson, AJ Cheek, Rob Hawkins / © 2008 Designer Music/Red Room Publishing (SESAC) / New Spring/In The Second Row Publishing (ASCAP) / Meadowgreen Music Company (adm. by EMI CMG Publishing) (ASCAP). All rights for the world on behalf of Red Room Publishing (SESAC) administered by Designer Music (SESAC). All rights for the world on behalf of In The Second Row Publishing (ASCAP) administered by New Spring (ASCAP).

Behind the Song:
“Sometimes things get taken away from us and we begin to realize that we do not have the handle on life that we thought we did. We can’t always see the reason for losing something or someone dear to us, but we must believe that God does have our best interest in mind. Even though we don’t understand, we should believe that it is what we needed all along to become the type of people that we should be.” - Joshua Pearson (Nevertheless)