Lyrics
[verse]
It's been so long since I looked at my own face
Since I stopped running from every empty space
I buried who I was beneath the noise and the pain
Told myself it was easier to stay the same
[verse]
It's been a while since I let the walls come down
Since I stopped wearing every mistake like a crown
I kept score of every way I let you down
Never counted all the ways I found my ground
[chorus]
It's been a while since I could say I'm sorry
It's been a while since I let go of the worry
It's been a while since I forgave myself
For everything I locked up on the shelf
It's been a while, it's been a while
But I'm still standing, I'm still standing, still here
[verse]
Every scar I carry taught me how to feel
Every fall I stumbled through made this all feel real
I'm not the man I was when the storm rolled in
I'm learning how to breathe again
[chorus]
It's been a while since I could say I'm sorry
It's been a while since I let go of the worry
It's been a while since I forgave myself
For everything I locked up on the shelf
It's been a while, it's been a while
But I'm still standing, I'm still standing, still here
[bridge]
I won't apologize for how long it took
I won't apologize for closing that book
I'm just glad I made it, glad I found the light
Glad I kept on fighting through the night
[chorus]
It's been a while since I could say I'm sorry
It's been a while since I let go of the worry
It's been a while since I forgave myself
For everything I locked up on the shelf
