I learned young how to pack it light
Say what you mean, don’t start fights
Keep your word, don’t run when it’s hard
Let the silence say what it wants

I’ve said goodbye more than I planned
Lost good things by my own hand
Some nights still pull me back there
To choices I made and never repaired

I don’t talk about it, but I still know
Where those moments go

Some things I’ll always carry
Like your name and the way you left
Like the weight of knowing
I could’ve loved you better than that
I don’t let it break me
But I don’t let it go
Some things I’ll always carry
No matter where I go

I’ve learned how to stand my ground
How to walk away without burning it down
I don’t blame you, I don’t blame me
Just timing and truth colliding badly

I see you now in stranger’s eyes
Hear your laugh in passing lines
It don’t hurt like it used to do
But it still reminds me of you

I don’t chase ghosts, I don’t stay stuck
But some memories stick when they’ve meant enough

Some things I’ll always carry
Like the night we let it end
Like the quiet after
When the world kept spinning again
I don’t let it own me
But it shaped me more than I know
Some things I’ll always carry
No matter where I go

I’ve moved on, yeah, I’m alright
But I still feel it from time to time
Not pain — just proof
That it was real, that it was true

Some things I’ll always carry
Not regrets, just who I was
Every love leaves a mark on you
Even when it’s done
I don’t wear it heavy
I don’t wear it cold
Some things I’ll always carry
No matter where I go

Yeah… I carry it well