[Loss and Gain] [Verse 1] I held on like it was sacred Even when it started breaking Every promise wearing thin I called it love, you called it the end Funny thing about the end, it’s a chance to begin again You made your choice, no more trying to pretend [Pre-Chorus] I was drowning in what we used to be Didn’t know I was losing me [Chorus] Losing you was gaining me No broken heart now I can breathe All that weight I couldn’t see Fell right off when you let me Yeah it hurt, yeah it cut deep But it gave me back what you couldn’t keep Losing you… was gaining me [Verse 2] I was chasing something fading You were halfway out, I stayed in Built a life on maybe’s and lies While the truth was in your eyes You packed your bags, left me at a loss for words I watched you go, even though it hurt [Pre-Chorus 2] I kept fighting for a memory Didn’t know it was burying me [Chorus] Losing you was gaining me I found myself I’m finally free All that weight I couldn’t breathe Fell right off when you chose to leave Yeah I won’t deny it hurt, yeah it cut deep But it gave me back, yeah now I can see Losing you… was gaining me [Bridge] No more “what if,” no more “why” No more begging you to try You walked out, took my misery Without that weight I can breathe Not sad you left not wishing you’d stay Just happy to be alone these days [Final Chorus] Losing you was gaining me I found myself I’m finally free All that weight I couldn’t breathe Fell right off when you chose to leave Yeah I won’t deny it hurt, yeah it cut deep But it gave me back, yeah now I can see Losing you… was gaining me [Outro] Yeah… losing you Was gaining me Yeah… losing you Was gaining me Written by Jason A Hearrell 02/27/2026 https://youtu.be/tJJCkG2YivQ?is=Z-8LzvOV4msJN3m1

Just finished ! https://youtu.be/fjW9Gok6ZdU?is=J8VXey1EOOJPg_0a

Doing Life https://youtu.be/lPukcWLCzh0?is=3rG-0HleeDpAluZB

I was actually watching the show on Apple TV The Foundation. (Awesome show, it’s where Spielberg got the idea of Star Wars from) I wrote this. The Foundation Verse 1] Momma set that first stone down Laid it deep in my hometown Sunday mornings, old church pews Learning right from wrong, lies from truth Dad preached from the Book Could set you down with just one look Momma still lives those words today She’s the rock that paved my way [Pre-Chorus] Years rolled by and I got lost What I learned came at a cost [Chorus] I’m not standing where I’ve been But I’m stronger than the wreckage says I am The storm may have knocked me down But my roots run deep in this ground No second guessin’, no hesitation I owe it all to the foundation [Post-Chorus] (Owe it all…) (Owe it all…) To the foundation [Verse 2] Life moved on, I got in my way Left dirt roads for ones that were paved Wrong turns became my norm I forgot where I was from But when it all came crashing down And I was more lost than found I found those lessons still inside No matter how hard I tried to hide [Pre-Chorus] Years rolled by, I paid the price For every wrong choice I couldn’t make right [Chorus] I’m not standing where I’ve been But I’m stronger than the wreckage says I am The storm may have knocked me down But my roots run deep in this ground No second guessin’, no hesitation I owe it all to the foundation [Post-Chorus] (Owe it all…) (Owe it all…) To the foundation [Bridge] Now I see what they built It wasn’t walls or stained glass guilt Wasn’t something storms could shake Something time could never take Daddy’s gone but I still hear his voice Momma’s faith still guides my choice Every step of my restoration Leads me back to the foundation [Final Chorus] I’m not standing where I’ve been But I’m stronger than the wreckage says I am The storm may have knocked me down But my roots run deep in this ground No second guessin’, no hesitation I owe it all to the foundation [Outro]

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