I gave you the best of my quiet years
Spoke in a language you never could hear
I carried your storms like they were my own
But love can't be built on a heart made of Stone
Now I'm breathing in colors
I thought were gone
The weight disappeared when I moved on

I needed to lose you to find me
Break free where I should be
I painted my heart in the colors I choose
Learned how to win in the moment I lose
No chains, no games
Just my own fire in this maze
I needed to lose you to find me
To shine in the light of who I can be

I once tried to fit in the shape of your dream
But I drowned in the tide of what you made me Seem
Now I'm learning to sing in a brighter tone
And for the first time I stand here alone
Every scar has a lesson it longs to teach
And I only grew when you slipped from reach

I needed to lose you to find me
Break free where I should be
I painted my heart in the colors I choose
Learned how to win in the moment I lose
No chains, no games
Just my own fire in this maze
I needed to lose you to find me
To shine in the light of who I can be

Now the night doesn't frighten, it guides me Instead
I dream with a fire that no longer needs to be Fed
And though I once loved you, I finally see
The greatest salvation was finding me

I needed to lose you to find me
Break free where I should be
I painted my heart in the colors I choose
Learned how to win in the moment I lose
No chains, no games
Just my own fire in this maze
I needed to lose you to find me
To shine in the light of who I can be