Now I Know

Now I Know

I pushed you away when you needed me close
Chose silence over truth, when it mattered the most
You begged me to feel, but I played pretend
I never thought that love could end

Now your smile’s a memory I chase
And I see my fault in every face
I broke the bond, I broke the vow
I didn’t see — but I see it now

Now I know what I lost
Now I know what it cost
Too blind to see, too proud to bend
Now I’m alone with time to spend
Now I know the pain I gave
Now I walk through the mess I made
You were the light I let go
And it took the dark…
To know

I told myself you’d always stay
While I let your love slip away
I played it cool, I played it wrong
You were the truth all along

I never gave you what you gave me
Now regret is my company
You moved on, you found your peace
And I’m still trapped in my release

Now I know what I lost
Now I know what it cost
Too blind to see, too proud to bend
Now I’m alone with time to spend
Now I know the pain I gave
Now I walk through the mess I made
You were the light I let go
And it took the dark…
To know

If I had one more chance, one more day
I’d fall to my knees, beg you to stay
But the echoes are all that reply
And your goodbye is my lullaby

Now I know what I lost
Now I know what it cost
Too late to fix, too late to try
Now I just breathe and wonder why
Now I know what I should’ve seen
Now I live in the in-between
You were the light I let go
And it took the dark…
To know