Still Need Time - Aliza
I don't cry the way I used to
But your name still hits my chest
Like a memory that lingers
Even when I try my best
I can laugh with all my friends now
I can sleep some nights again
But there's a space inside my heartbeat
Where your voice still lives within
And I know I'll be okay
Just not today
I still need time
To let you fade from my resolve
To stop reaching for your shadow
When the nights feel too long
I still need time
To believe in love again
Without wondering if it's ending
Before it even begins
And I know I'll heal in time
But right now
I still need time
I don't check your social pages
I don't call you when I'm low
I've been trying to be stronger
Than the girl you used to know
But sometimes in the quiet
When the world is half asleep
I remember how you held me
Like I was yours to keep
And it hurts a little less
But it's not nothing yet
I still need time
Till I can fade from my resolve
To stop reaching for your shadow
When the nights feel too long
I still need time
To believe in love again
Without wondering if it's ending
Before it even begins
And I know I'll heal in time
But right now
I still need time
Maybe healing isn't fast
Maybe hearts just bruise like glass
Maybe love is little marks
That take years to turn to stars
And I'm learning how to breathe
Without you next to me
Even if it feels like I'm
Starting over painfully
I still need time
But I'm closer than before
I don't cry on every pillow
I don't wait but I do
I still need time
While I'm finding my way
To a love that won't feel fragile
Or slowly drift away
And I know under your skin
But tonight
I still need time
I still need time
But I'll be alright
Yeah, I'll be alright