One Year Later (Final)

Some days I wake and I feel okay Almost forget it ever changed Then out of nowhere, a quiet fear Reminds me why I’m still right here I watch you move like nothing’s wrong But I’ve been learning all along Every small pause, every breath Still echoes louder in your chest It happened fast, then time stood still No warning signs, no chance to feel One year later… still feel that night Still hear the echoes, still see the lights Still catch our breath when it hits out of the blue Your heart’s still beating… mine beats with you Meds on the bench, alarms each day Learning new rhythms I didn’t choose to play Trying to trust what I feel inside While fear still walks right by my side We take it slower than before Don’t rush the things we used to ignore There’s quiet caution in every day But we’re still finding our own way One moment changed the course of it all A hand reached in before the fall One year later… not who we were Not broken, just changed forever Through every shadow that we walk through Your heart’s still beating… mine beats with you Some days I’m strong, some days I shake I see it all, every breath you take Every small pain pulls me back again Then I remind you… where we’ve been We live each day like it matters now One year later… still standing here Still carrying pieces of that fear But it don’t own us like it used to do Your heart’s still beating… mine beats with you Still healing… still holding on One year later… still beating strong