To get over the past you first have to accept the past is over. No matter how many time you revisit it, analyze it, regret it, or sweat it, it’s over. It can hurt you no more.
That’s a wonderful inspiration — and Mandy Hale’s words have a quiet, liberating power.
Here’s an original song lyric I’ve written inspired by that quote — reflective, emotional, and hopeful, like a slow pop or folk ballad:
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I walked those same old streets in my mind,
Looking for pieces I’d never find.
Chasing echoes of things unsaid,
Living with ghosts inside my head.
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But the past is a place I can’t live anymore,
It’s a locked old house with a broken door.
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It’s over — it can hurt me no more,
Like waves that fade when they touch the shore.
I’ve cried all the tears I can cry,
Now I’m learning how to say goodbye.
It’s over — but I’m still here,
And somehow that feels crystal clear.
The storm has passed, the night is done,
I made it through — I see the sun.
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I used to replay every scene,
Trying to rewrite what might have been.
But no amount of “what if” or “why”
Can bring back time or change goodbye.
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The scars I wear are proof I’ve grown,
The pain has left, but I’ve come home.
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It’s over — it can hurt me no more,
Like waves that fade when they touch the shore.
I’ve cried all the tears I can cry,
Now I’m learning how to say goodbye.
It’s over — but I’m still here,
And somehow that feels crystal clear.
The storm has passed, the night is done,
I made it through — I see the sun.
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Every ending hides a spark,
Every shadow leaves the dark.
Now I walk where light begins,
Forgiving the past, forgiving within.
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It’s over — and I’m free once more,
The chains are gone, I’m through that door.
The story’s closed, but I remain,
A little wiser from the rain.
It’s over — but I’m still here,
And my heart beats strong, sincere.
The storm has passed, the dawn has come,
I made it through — I see the sun.
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It’s over now…
And I’m still here.