Cycle of Life

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[Intro – soft acoustic, fingers on strings, room noise] It all comes back around… Doesn’t it? [Verse 1 – quiet, reflective] I was born into a “we” before I knew my name Two shadows in the sunlight, running through the same We learned the world together, we learned how to laugh Never thought I’d have to learn how to live as half [Pre-Chorus – soft build] They say nothing lasts forever But no one tells you how to carry it after [Chorus – emotional, aching] It’s the circle of a life I didn’t choose Where you’re here one day… then I lose you But I feel you in everything I do Like you never really left the room From the first breath to the last goodbye We’re just passing through this borrowed time And even though I don’t understand why I’ll keep you alive… in this life of mine [Verse 2 – more personal, fragile] February still lingers like a ghost in my chest Every quiet moment never lets me forget I still turn to tell you things I know you’d get Then I remember… and it hits me again [Pre-Chorus – deeper] Life gives and life takes away But love don’t leave—it just changes shape [Chorus – fuller, more emotional] It’s the circle of a life I didn’t choose Where you’re here one day… then I lose you But I feel you in everything I do Like you’re still walking me through From the first breath to the last goodbye We’re just learning how to say “why” And even though I don’t understand why I’ll keep you alive… in this life of mine [Bridge – stripped, almost spoken] Maybe we’re not meant to hold it all Maybe we’re just meant to answer the call To love as deep as we possibly can Even if it slips right through our hands [Breakdown – soft, emotional peak] I DON’T KNOW WHY YOU HAD TO GO… BUT I KNOW I’LL NEVER LET YOU GO… [Verse 3 – light enters] Now I see you in the way I stay In every breath I choose to take In every word I’m brave enough to say You didn’t leave… you just found another way [Final Chorus – hopeful, healing] It’s the circle of a life we all move through Where we lose pieces we thought we knew But they live on in what we choose In every step, in every truth From the first breath to the last goodbye We’re more than just this passing time And even though it still makes me cry… I’ll carry you forward… For the rest of my life [Outro – soft, fading guitar] It all comes back around… And so do you.