Harder Than Before

I don't know how to cry anymore

It's much harder than it was before

Feels like every tear I saved for later

Turned to stone behind a closing door

I've been walking through the fire

Trying to find the man I was

But every step reminds me

Of the battles I never won

And the ones I never fought

You can try to change the way you live

But you cannot change the past

All the scars you carry with you

Are the ones that tend to last

'Cause you don't remember what you get

But you do remember what you give

Yeah, the love you poured into the world

Becomes the reason that you live

And in the ashes of your heartbreak

When you're fighting to feel more

You'll find the pieces of your courage

Are stronger than before

There were nights I kept on dreaming

Of the words I never said

And mornings I'd go searching

For the heart I thought was dead

But life keeps pulling at your shadows

'Til you face what you've outrun

And the truth hits like a sunrise

When the darkness finally comes undone

You can try to change the way you live

But you cannot change the past

All the pain you think will break you

Is the part that's built to last

'Cause you don't remember what you get

But you do remember what you give

And the kindness in your story

Is the proof you had to live

When the bridges burn behind you

And you're knocking on hope's door

You'll find a reason to keep going

Even when your heart is sore

And maybe crying ain't weakness

Maybe breaking makes you strong

Maybe all the tears you're holding

Are the lyrics to your song

You've been carrying the weight alone

But you don't have to anymore

Let the past stay where it's buried

Lift your eyes and rise once more

'Cause you don't remember what you get

But you do remember what you give

Every moment of forgiveness

Teaches you how to live

And when your voice is barely trembling

And you're shaking to the core—

You'll find the heart that you've been missing

Is braver than before

Yeah, stronger than before