Broken Skies Rising

(yeah) (clear

skies

coming, I can feel it)

Heavy blankets on my chest,

staring at the ceiling fan Couldn't find a reason just to follow

through with any plan

Pills sitting on the counter,

water glass half dry Told everybody I was good,

another practiced lie

Started writing in the margins just to keep my feet grounded Every

quiet voice of doubt,

I finally pushed around it

(taking back the breath I lost)

I spent a long winter locked inside my head

Counting up the hurtful words I wish I never said

Now the blinds are pulling open,

letting light bleed through

I'm climbing out the deep end,

learning how to breathe again Broken pieces on the floor,

but I am gonna mend

(gonna mend, yeah)

Tore down all the heavy walls,

stepping in the sun Recovery is patient,

but the healing has begun

(yeah, the healing has begun)

Laced my sneakers up today and walked around the block Listening to

the steady ticking of a kinder clock

No more running from the quiet,

no more dreading night

Found some grace inside the struggle,

learned to pick my fight

Called my brother on the phone and told him I was healing

Strange how honest words can lift a suffocating ceiling

(felt the weight release)

I spent a long winter locked inside my head

Counting up the hurtful words I wish I never said

Now the window's open wide,

I finally see the view

I'm climbing out the deep end,

learning how to breathe again Broken pieces on the floor,

but I am gonna mend

(gonna mend, yeah)

Tore down all the heavy walls,

stepping in the sun Recovery is patient,

but the healing has begun

(yeah, the healing has begun)

It wasn't overnight, it was step by step

Every single promise that I made and kept

Forgiving who I was so I can love who

I become

(holding on, holding on)

I'm climbing out the deep end,

learning how to breathe again Broken pieces on the floor,

but I am gonna mend

(I am gonna mend!)

Tore down all the heavy walls,

stepping in the sun Recovery is patient,

but the healing has begun

(the healing has begun)

Just breathe in...

Breathe out.

(we made it through)