A Piece of Me

Lyrics: I built a fortress out of all my pride And locked you out while I was dying inside You asked for water, I gave you the drought I couldn't face the things we talked about I was a shadow when you needed a wall I watched you stumble, and I let you fall I thought that being strong meant standing still But I was just a stone rolling down the hill. But the mirror broke and finally I see The damage done by who I used to be I'm picking up the shards on my hands and knees And here’s a piece of me Just a fragment of the truth that I concede Stripped of my armor, learning how to bleed Trying to turn this heavy dark to light And learn to love somebody right I wore my silence like a heavy coat Choked on the apologies caught in my throat You carried the weight of us both on your back While I was busy hiding every crack But losing you taught me how to feel the burn A devastating lesson that I had to learn I had to lose the best thing that I had To separate the good girl from the bad 'Cause the mirror broke and finally I see The damage done by who I used to be I'm picking up the shards on my hands and knees And here’s a piece of me Just a fragment of the truth that I concede Stripped of my armor, learning how to bleed Trying to turn this heavy dark to light And learn to love somebody right I can’t rewrite the chapters that we closed Or ever undo the pain that I imposed But I'm tearing down the walls I used to guard Leaving my heart open, even when it's hard I'm making amends with the ghosts I set free Walking the long road of recovery Forgiving the coward that I used to be So I can be at peace with me I failed you then, but I’m growing now Learning to be a harbor, I'm learning how No more running, no more lies Just honest tears in honest eyes Here’s a piece of me Here is all of me So I can be at peace with me Yeah, I'm finally at peace with me