Still Here (Through The Fire)

When the smoke cleared I was still standing When you looked around I was still here You cried for peace, I held the line Took the damage, called it fine Watched you drift like falling ash But I stayed buried in the crash Pushed away, said I don't feel But every wound you left is real You ran from pain, I walked it slow Still hold your ghost and won't let go I'm still here for you You don't see me, but I'm near Every silence, every tear They all left, I never fled Can't reach a sorrow in my head You may not feel it, but I swear I'm still here, I still care I held your hand while you were gone The kind that stays when storms arrive That buries self to keep you alive I watched you fade behind your fears Still whispered hope into your ear But every time you close your eyes You miss the one who never lied I'm still here through the fire A voice is telling you I'm gone But I've been holding on so long You chased the world while I stayed still Climbed your mountains, took your pills But when it all goes cold and clear You'll find I'm still here If loyalty was love enough, you'd have seen me in the dust But I was armor, I was glue, and all I ever asked was you I'm still here, not a ghost Just the one who hurts the most Fighting battles you don't see Bleeding out invisibly You can run, you can forget But I'm the love you haven't met The one who stayed despite the fear Still here