**Verse 1**

It started in the quiet after everyone was gone,

Echoes through the hallway, ghosts in every song.

Empty chairs and photos faded on the wall,

I was searching for a reason not to fall.

**Verse 2**

The sky turned black but never seemed to rain,

Lost the will to fight, just drowning in the pain.

Every breath a burden, every day the same,

Forgotten who I was, forgot my very name.

**Chorus**

Then you came, with muddy paws and open eyes,

Taught me how to rise beneath these broken skies.

Your paw found my hand, pulled me back into the light,

My heart still beats because of you tonight.

**Verse 3**

Staring at the mirror, someone I don’t know,

Ash and silence where my fire used to glow.

But your laugh, your warmth, your fearless kind of grace,

Built a home inside this shattered place.

**Chorus**

Then you came, with muddy paws and open eyes,

Taught me how to rise beneath these broken skies.

Your paw found my hand, pulled me back into the light,

My heart still beats because of you tonight.

**Bridge**

I still talk to shadows, I still dream of who I lost,

But love is stronger than the pain it costs.

Another dawn arrives, and I begin again,

Because you and he remind me how to stand.

**Final Chorus**

You came, with muddy paws and open eyes,

Taught me how to rise beneath these broken skies.

And your love, my anchor, through the storm and fear,

You’re the reason I am still here.

**Outro**

So I’ll walk on, with both of you beside,

In the quiet of the night, I find my guide.

Every heartbeat whispers truth so clear—

I’m still alive, because you’re here.