They once called me a great man
Not for my size, but for my heart
I carried others' burdens on my shoulders
Cried unashamed, falling apart
I found two brothers, not by blood
But with bonds stronger than steel
We laughed, we fell, we rose again
Three souls bound by something real

But time never asks before it changes things
It just moves on and makes us quiet within

Now I'm just the echo of who I was
A stranger to those who were home
Affection dried in the heat of routine
And courage left when I was alone
I became a shattered mirror of myself
A faded reflection waiting on a shelf

I hid inside a lifeless job
With painted smiles on the floor
The trap of false stability
Locked me behind a silent door
I don’t know if I’ve given up
Or just became someone I don’t know
But the nights whisper softly
Asking me not to let go

And time doesn’t warn when it’s about to take
It just takes and we learn to break

Now I'm just the echo of who I was
A stranger to those who were home
Affection dried in the heat of routine
And courage left when I was alone
I became a shattered mirror of myself
A faded reflection waiting on a shelf

Maybe one day, on a quiet autumn
I’ll look at myself with some grace
And see in the cracks of my soul
There’s still light in that face

To be again the man I used to be
Or maybe someone even stronger
To find that warmth in dusted time
And hold what mattered longer
May this weary reflection staring back
One day rise and finally say
I still live
Still dream
Still here