​memory garden

[Verse 1]
Lest I forget, even if the world was so cruel to me
I managed to come out okay
As the worst came to shove, I refused to let it take me
"At least I'm alive to see another day"

[Pre-Chorus]
I walk through this garden that holds my joy and holds my pain
Yet I wonder, "Will I ever be the same?"
Those feelings have torn me apart and they still rip at my heart
I'm just lying to myself, anyway

[Chorus]
But I've come so damn far, I just can't afford to die
I lay down in the flowers and I look up at the sky
Reminisce on all who I've lost 'til I started to cry
But through my willpower, I made it out alive

[Verse 2]
Hope, a funny word I hate, yet I cherish
A fallacious savior for all to flourish
But I don't believe in hope
Or maybe I'm just not ready to accept that

[Pre-Chorus]
I walk through this garden that holds my joy and holds my pain
Yet I wonder, "Will I ever be the same?"
Those feelings have torn me apart and they still rip at my heart
I'm just lying to myself, anyway

[Chorus]
But I've come so damn far I just can't afford to die
I lay down in the flowers and I look up at the sky
Reminisce on all who I've lost 'till I started to cry
But through my willpower, I made it out alive

[Bridge]
I made it out alive
I made it out alive
I made it out alive
I made it out alive

[Outro]
And although life was cruel
You managed to keep on standing
And despite everything
It's still you
A stronger, more beautiful you
So don't give up
Keep fighting
Because you will make it in the end
And because I believe in you