Leave the Dead Behind
For years I lived in the shadow of someone from her past, and I always came second to a memory. This is me refusing to compete with a ghost anymore, and feeling something fierce wake up in me because of it.
There's a third man's shadow in this house, a ghost inside the walls
A cold and constant whisper that I hear before it falls
To silence, when I walk into the room and see your eyes
Reflecting a forgotten war, a universe of lies
I've spent a lifetime fighting him, this rival I can't see
And I am done with being second to a memory
I have a graveyard in my soul of friendships I have slain
Each one a quiet, willing sacrifice to ease your pain
I cut the living from my life to prove my heart was true
While you have held a dead man's hand my whole life through
But something in me's woken up, a change is in the air
The king of this dark, lonely place is no longer in despair
'Cause there's a Dragon in this heart of mine, and he is breaking free
He's flying from the shadow of the man I used to be
This fire's not a weapon meant to burn the world to ground
It is the only torch I have to leave this haunted town
So take my hand, if you can stand to see what we could find
The only way to live is leave the dead behind
And this is for the lonely ones, the ones who've lost their way
Who spend their lives just holding on until a better day
The "better day" is not a gift, it's not a prize you win
It is a door you build yourself, and then you walk right in
It's breaking your infinity, the lie you've learned to be
And choosing, in the terrifying silence, to be free
'Cause there's a Dragon in this heart of mine, and he is breaking free
He's flying from the shadow of the man I used to be
This fire's not a weapon meant to burn the world to ground
It is the only torch I have to leave this haunted town
So take my hand, if you can stand to see what we could find
The only way to live is leave the dead behind
Leave the dead behind
Just leave the dead behind
The sky is waiting
The sky is waiting