Lyrics

Music and Lyrics by Elytheia, ©2026 Elytheia

For so long we were running
Through shadows we called our home
Holding tight to tomorrow
Afraid to be left alone

We built our lives on defenses
Every wall a shield from pain
Counting moments of safety
Like sunlight between the rain

Every step felt uncertain
Every dream a fragile flame
We were taught just to endure it
To survive the endless game

But something is shifting
The weight is dissolving in the air
The world we imagined
Is closer than we were prepared

We don’t have to survive anymore
The storm is fading away
We can breathe in the open sky
And choose who we want to be today

We don’t have to survive anymore
The fear that shaped our days is gone
We can finally lift our eyes
And build the world we dreamed upon

All the years we were fighting
Just to stand another dawn
Holding pieces together
When the strength to hope was gone

But the truth was always waiting
Like a seed beneath the snow
Quiet, patient, remembering
That the light would help it grow

Now the horizon is widening
Every heart begins to see
What a world could become
When we choose to live free

We don’t have to survive anymore
The storm is fading away
We can breathe in the open sky
And choose who we want to be today

We don’t have to survive anymore
The fear that shaped our days is gone
We can finally lift our eyes
And build the world we dreamed upon

All the strength we learned in darkness
All the courage born from pain
Becomes the fire that guides us
As we begin again

We don’t have to survive anymore
A new dawn rises in sight
We can walk with open hearts
And build a future filled with light

We don’t have to survive anymore
The long night is finally through
We were never meant for fear
We were meant to become something new

The world is opening slowly
Like morning through the door

And we remember

We don’t have to survive anymore