Nevertheless (She Persisted) Lyrics

I wrote my own ending:
Bled out from wounds I thought beyond mending.
I reached into the void
The darkness touched me with her hands.
She kissed my forehead,
Whispered to me:
"Baby, it's not time to meet me yet."
Maybe that's what hurt the most.
Not even the totality death could even bear to hold me close

So I let go

Tear down my walls
And watch my insides blow apart.
Cause when I fall
I'm gonna give it my whole heart.

My greatest asset
My biggest weakness
I'll open up
Because I chose to believe this.
I made a choice to believe this.

We preach compassion
But then refuse to love ourselves.
Hated my darkness,
Still I couldn't ask for help.

Still asking questions,
Waiting for you all to leave.
I cannot steep in love
When I am loathing me.

I reached into the void,
And darkness touched me with her hands.
She kissed my forehead,
Whispered to me:
"Baby, it's not time to meet me yet."
And that's when everything went still.
A single thought before I fell:
Compassion without compromise
Can only thrive
When I include myself.

Nevertheless, I persisted,
Nevertheless, I resist.
Nevertheless, I persisted,
Nevertheless, I exist.