LilacSori - What Really Matters

I chased the lights, I climbed so high
Dreams in gold, stars in my eye
But empty rooms and silent phones
Left me standing all alone

Friends fade, fame lies
Money burns and time flies
I lost myself in wanting more
But now I’m asking what it’s for

What really matters at the end of the road?
Is it love I gave or the power I showed?
Is it hands I held when I couldn’t cope,
Or trophies stacked to prove some hope?

Tell me now before I’m gone —
What really matters all along?

Dad’s old voice still in my head
“Son, be kind before you're dead”
But I was chasing things so fast
Didn’t know that youth won’t last

Was it worth the tears and fights?
Trading peace for sleepless nights
If I could go and start again
I’d hold my people tight, not fame

What really matters when the lights go dim?
Is it the cheers or those who stayed with him?
Is it the laughs around a table bare,
Or suits and lies and corporate stares?

Look inside, before it's gone —
You’ll find what mattered all along