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The Measure of Leaving

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Verse 1 I arrived with careful hands and questions Certain every answer had a name But the oldest roads are never spoken They unfold for those who choose to wait Every hour changed the shape within me Every failure softened into grace What I thought was something I was chasing Was becoming someone I could face Pre-Chorus Some doors open slowly Some dreams ask us to stay Not because we’re waiting Because we’re finding our own way Chorus I don’t need to hold forever Everything that shines for me Some gifts are only meant to change us Then be left where they should be I found strength inside the stillness Where no victory could be won Sometimes the bravest heart is quiet Sometimes the journey is enough ⸻ Verse 2 Morning found me standing where I’d started Yet the world no longer looked the same Every small decision carried meaning Even those that no one else could name There were moments calling me to gather Every beautiful and precious thing But the richest hands are often empty When they leave with everything they need Pre-Chorus What we carry onward Cannot always be seen Sometimes all we’re given Is the courage just to leave Chorus I don’t need to hold forever Everything that shines for me Some gifts are only meant to change us Then be left where they should be I found strength inside the stillness Where no victory could be won Sometimes the bravest heart is quiet Sometimes the journey is enough ⸻ Bridge If tomorrow asks the question I will answer without fear Every ending writes a doorway For another soul to hear Let the wonder keep its silence Let the story stay untold Some treasures become greater Simply growing old ⸻ Final Chorus I don’t need to own the sunrise Just to know that I was there Every step became an answer To a long and patient prayer Now I walk with quiet courage Nothing left that I must prove Some lives are changed forever By the things they choose not to move