Some days I go quiet after midnight
Some days I talk too fast from fear
Sometimes anger reaches first before crying
Sometimes I just need someone near
You don’t always know the perfect answer
You don’t have to pull me through
When the room is shaking at the edges
I look back and I still see you
Not because we never break
Not because we leave no scars
We just keep returning
To the ones who know our hearts
The ones beside me
Still beside me
Still beside me
When I can’t find the words to begin
The ones beside me
Still beside me
Still beside me
They don’t ask me to be okay
They make room
They let me breathe
They stay until I can speak
The ones beside me
I have said the wrong thing in the right fight
I have walked away and made it worse
You have seen me sharp enough to hurt you
Still you gave me time to find the words
Every hard day changed the way we trusted
Every failure taught us where to stand
No one has to carry all the weight alone
We just carry what we can
Not because we always agree
Not because the road stays clear
We just know who turns around
When the night gets hard to bear
The ones beside me
Still beside me
Still beside me
When I can’t find the words to begin
The ones beside me
Still beside me
Still beside me
They don’t ask me to be okay
They make room
They let me breathe
They stay until I can speak
The ones beside me
When I freeze you count me in
When I shut down you stay near
When I turn my hurt against you
You wait until the meaning clears
No promise makes it stronger
No speech could prove it true
I found the strength to stand again
Because I stood with you
The ones beside me
Still beside me
Still beside me
When the whole world leans out of place
The ones beside me
Still beside me
Still beside me
They have seen every wall that I made
They make room
They let me breathe
At the end of every road I see
The ones beside me
Still beside me
Still beside me
