Promise in the sun

[Verse 1] I lived so long beneath the shadow, Forgot the colour of the sky, Carried every broken promise, Like a weight I couldn’t leave behind. There were nights I thought the darkness Was the only home I’d ever known, But somewhere underneath the ashes, A little piece of me held on. [Pre-Chorus] And I can feel it on my skin, Something warm is breaking in, After all the rain I’ve carried, I can finally breathe again. [Chorus] There’s a promise in the sun, A golden road where I can run, Through the tears and through the scars, Past the ghosts of who we are. I don’t need to know tomorrow, I just need to see today, There’s a little light before me, And it’s calling me away. I’ve been reaching through the darkness, Now the darkness is undone, And I can feel my life returning In the promise of the sun. [Verse 2] I lost the ones I thought would hold me, Lost pieces of my heart along the way, Some goodbyes came without warning, Some were words I couldn't make them stay. I’ve cried for all the years I wasted, For the woman I was forced to be, But every tear became a river That carried her back home to me. [Pre-Chorus] And I can feel it in my bones, I am learning to be whole, Every step I take toward morning Is a step back to my soul. [Chorus] There’s a promise in the sun, A golden road where I can run, Through the tears and through the scars, Past the ghosts of who we are. I don’t need to know tomorrow, I just need to see today, There’s a little light before me, And it’s calling me away. I’ve been reaching through the darkness, Now the darkness is undone, And I can feel my life returning In the promise of the sun. [Bridge] Maybe happiness is waiting Where I thought there’d only be pain, Maybe love can find me gently, Without asking me to change. Maybe I don’t have to earn it, Maybe I was always enough, Maybe all these broken pieces Can become something beautiful. And if tomorrow brings me thunder, I won’t run back to the night, I have learned that storms can pass, And I was born to find the light. [Final Chorus] There’s a promise in the sun, And I’m finally walking toward it, With my heart still bruised and beating, I am stronger than before. I can’t rewrite what has been broken, I can’t bring back yesterday, But I can open up my hands now And let tomorrow find its way. There’s a whole world waiting for me, There are dreams I’ve yet to touch, And the life I thought was stolen Is still mine to love this much. I’ve been reaching through the darkness, Now I’m standing in the sun, And I can feel my life beginning, I can feel that I’ve begun. [Outro] The night was never forever, The storm was never the end, There is warmth beyond the sorrow, There is light around the bend. I don’t know what waits tomorrow, But I know where I belong— With my face turned toward the sunrise, And my heart learning to be strong. There’s a promise in the sun, A promise I can finally see… And maybe happiness was never gone, Maybe it was waiting here for me.