Verse 1
I learned the sound / of my own still breath /
In cancer rooms / where fears felt tense /
Where noise once lived / there’s calm instead /
A fragile peace / in the life I’ve led /

Pre-Chorus
I faced the dark / and saw what stays /
Love doesn’t vanish / it just finds new ways /

Chorus
It’s not the fire / I’d ever choose /
But it burned away / all that I could lose /
What cancer took / it somehow gave back /
A heart reborn / where faith never lacked /
I live each dawn / like a second start /
With ashes beneath / and light in my heart /

Verse 2
I found my true friends / in the smallest of acts /
A hand on my shoulder / no words, just facts /
I learned to accept / what I can’t control /
To measure the day / by the grace in my soul /

Pre-Chorus
The scars remind / not just of pain /
But how I began / to live life again /

Chorus
It’s not the fire / I’d ever choose /
But it burned away / what I could lose /
What cancer stole / it somehow gave back /
A deeper love / where strength never lacked /
I live each dawn / like a second start /
With ashes beneath / and light in my heart /

Bridge
I never saw the beauty / in broken things /
Until the cracks / let the sunlight in /
Now time feels sacred / and moments small /
They’re miracles / I never saw at all /

Final Chorus
It wasn’t a gift / it wasn’t kind /
But it opened the eyes / I’d long kept blind /
In losing some battles / I found release /
The pain was the cost / the reward was peace /

Outro
Now every breath / carries purpose I found /
From deepest trials / new strength comes around /
What cancer gave / I could never foresee /
A life so much more alive / than it used to be /