Worth the Time

Intro

(oh-oh)

Softly fading, in the quiet

Verse

Grew up hiding in the corners of our house

Mom and Dad, their words like walls I couldn't climb

Eyes that judged before they even tried to see

"They" was just a word they whispered like a crime

Nights alone, staring at the ceiling cracks

Wishing mirrors showed a face they wouldn't break

Learned to build these bricks around my chest

Heart on lockdown, no room left for mistakes

Pre-chorus

Yeah, I turned cold, yeah, I turned away

Trust is a game that I swore I'd never play

Chorus

All the scars, all the fights inside

Cynical heart, kept the world outside

But you came through the storm, saw the real me shine

Now I know, every tear was worth the time

(oh-oh, worth the time)

Every tear was worth the time

Verse

Friends would fade when words got too heavy to hold

Lovers left when "they" became too hard to say

I'd laugh it off, but deep down it carved a hole

Cynic's crown, wearing armor every day

Parents prayed for change I couldn't give

Holidays tense, like walking on thin ice

But I survived, pieced together what was left

Waiting for a love that wouldn't think twice

Pre-chorus

Yeah, I turned cold, yeah, I turned away

Trust is a game that I swore I'd never play

Chorus

All the scars, all the fights inside

Cynical heart, kept the world outside

But you came through the storm, saw the real me shine

Now I know, every tear was worth the time

(oh-oh, worth the time)

Every tear was worth the time

Bridge

Then you showed up, with eyes that finally fit

No questions asked, just hands that held me tight

You love the mess, the "they" that I became

Turned all the pain into stars across the night

Was it worth it? Hell yeah, every single step

You made me believe in "us" again

Chorus

All the scars, all the fights inside

Cynical heart, now it's open wide

You came through the storm, saw the real me shine

Now I know, every tear was worth the time

(oh-oh, worth the time)

Every tear was worth the time

(oh-oh, worth the time)

Outro

Worth the time

(oh-oh, yeah)

Worth it all