Letting Go of Yesterday

I held on to the pain, I let it settle in A weight I carried close, like a familiar sin But every scar tells a story, every tear a fight And I'm learning it's time to make things right I thought I'd need these walls to keep me safe But they've only kept me bound in a shadow place So here's to the healing, to the breaking free I'm ready to find some peace for me I'm letting go of yesterday, the hurt that made me stay I'm learning to forgive the part of me that turned away With every breath I find, a love I used to know In the light of forgiveness, I finally let you go We said things we regret, left words unsaid Built a canyon wide between love and dread But maybe these bridges can be built with time A gentle path back to a softer line I carried the blame like it was mine to keep Let the silence grow like secrets too deep But the weight is lifting like dust in the air I'm ready to feel the love that's still there I'm letting go of yesterday, the hurt that made me stay I'm learning to forgive the part of me that turned away With every breath I find, a love I used to know In the light of forgiveness, I finally let you go If I could hold you close, if I could say the words I'd tell you I'm sorry for all that hurt But I know forgiveness starts in my own heart Only by healing can we restart I'm letting go of yesterday, the hurt that made me stay I'm learning to forgive the part of me that turned away With every breath I find, a love I used to know In the light of forgiveness, I held on to the pain I let it settle in, a weight I carried close like a familiar sin But every scar tells a story, every tear a fight And I'm learning it's time to make things right I thought I'd need these walls to keep me safe But they've only kept me bound in a shadowed place So here's to the healing, to the breaking free I'm ready to find some peace for me I'm letting go of yesterday, the hurt that made me stay I'm learning to forgive the part of me that turned away With every breath I find, a love I used to know In the light of forgiveness, I finally let you go We said things we regret, left words unsaid Built a canyon wide between love and dread But maybe this bridge can be built with time A gentle path back to a softer line I thought I'd need these walls to keep me safe But they've only kept me bound in a shadowed place So here's to the healing, to the breaking free I'm ready to find some peace for me I'm letting go of yesterday, the hurt that made me stay I'm learning to forgive the part of me that turned away With every breath I find, a love I used to know In the light of forgiveness, I finally let you go If I could hold you close, if I could say the words I'd tell you I'm sorry for all that hurt But I know forgiveness starts in my own heart Only by healing can we restart I'm letting go of yesterday, the hurt that made me stay I'm learning to forgive the part of me that turned away With every breath I find, a love I used to know In the light of forgiveness, I finally let you go I'm letting go of the anger and pain Of the shadows cast by the old cold rain In the space where bitterness used to grow I found forgiveness and now I'm letting go