Heartbeat/Hope

I should've seen it sooner
But what can 'should've's do for me?
You know, I heard a rumour
That I couldn't quite believe

Eyes might tell the truth
But words have power to deceive
If it suits their speaker
There's no story they can't weave

And so, in you I put my faith
I threw my trust behind a friendly face
Couldn't name one safer place
Yet here I am. I watched it go to waste

I could ask 'how could you?'
But I know the answer's just 'because you can'
Funny how thе worst part is
I finally understand

But I've faced down far worsе than you
And you can't keep me from the truth
I could go through all of this again
I feel the past like it's brand new
The phantoms hover just in view
You are not enough to hold me down
You won't wring any tears from me
Nor quiet admissions of defeat
As far as I'm concerned
We're not anywhere near the end
Where there's a heartbeat, there's still hope
So I won't give up on my ghosts
I'll carry them until my final breath

Tell me, is it true
Or is it my imagination?
There's no exit built into
This maze of your creation
You talk like it's against the rules
To turn this game against you
You've got it wrong. I'll tear your walls down
If that's what it comes to

I won't break in front of you
I'll hold on 'til I've gone the whole way through
And if I end up on the floor
It's fine, 'cause you won't see me any more
And though you put me through hell
I know I chose my battles well
I'm in control. I'm taking over
This story's mine to tell

And I've faced down far worse than you
And you can't keep me from the truth
I could go through all of this again
I feel the past like it's brand new
The phantoms hover just in view
You are not enough to hold me down
You won't wring any tears from me
Nor quiet admissions of defeat
As far as I'm concerned
We're not anywhere near the end
Where there's a heartbeat, there's still hope
So I won't give up on my ghosts
I'll carry them until my final breath

Once upon a time, I wanted
You to tell me why it wasn't
Good enough for you to have
The whole world at your feet
But now I've had some time and distance
I know better than the listen
To a single syllable
You'd want to say to me

Every word you spoke was poison
Your heartfelt speeches, hollow noises
And I'm kicking myself 'cause I just couldn't see
How you could go this far
I don't stand here 'cause I want to
I never wanted to fight you
But what I want's irrelevant now
Look at where we are

And I've faced down far worse than you
And you can't keep me from the truth
I could go through all of this again
I feel the past like it's brand new
The phantoms hover just in view
You are not enough to hold me down
You won't wring any tears from me
Nor quiet admissions of defeat
As far as I'm concerned
We're not anywhere near the end
Where there's a heartbeat, there's still hope
So I won't give up on my ghosts
I'll carry them until my final breath