Never Really Mattered After All

Verse 1

I chased the things I thought I needed

Held them like they'd make me whole

Spent my days believing all the same

They were worth more than my soul

Pre-Chorus

Years have changed the way I see

And the world means less to me

Chorus

I used to think it mattered

I used to think it does

But I found it doesn't seem

To really matter after all

All the things I fought to keep

Were never worth the cost

What I thought was everything

Never really mattered after all

Post-Chorus

Time has a way of showing you

What was never really true

Verse 2

I worried what the world would say

Like every word would leave a scar

But voices slowly fade away

You finally know who you are

Pre-Chorus

The things that kept me up at night

Disappear in morning light

Chorus

I used to think it mattered

I used to think it does

But I found it doesn't seem

To really matter after all

Every battle I believed

Was something I could never lose

Now I know some things in life

Were never worth holding on to

Post-Chorus

Yesterday seemed ten feet tall

Today it doesn't matter at all

Bridge

Life changes while you're looking back

And suddenly you understand

You carried things for far too long

That never belonged in your hands

What once controlled your every move

Becomes a shadow on the wall

And you wonder why you ever thought

It really mattered at all

Guitar Solo

Verse 3

I counted every victory

Remembered every time I failed

As if those little moments weigh

The measure of myself

Pre-Chorus

But winning never made me whole

And losing never took my soul

Chorus

I used to think it mattered

I used to think it does

But I found it doesn't seem

To really matter after all

Every trophy gathers dust

Every wound eventually fades

And the things I thought defined me

Were just moments on the way

Post-Chorus

Some things rise and some things fall

Some never really mattered at all

Verse 4

Now I look at life much differently

I know what deserves my time

Not every door needs opening

Not every mountain needs a climb

Pre-Chorus

And what I once refused to lose

Is something I no longer choose

Chorus

I used to think it mattered

I used to think it does

But I found it doesn't seem

To really matter after all

Life will change the things you treasure

Time will change the way you see

And what once felt like forever

Can become a memory

Post-Chorus

So let the unnecessary fall

It never really mattered after all

Instrumental Outro