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