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Caption Title

A brutal reckoning—“Stealing Time” exposes the truth behind the mask, refusing to mourn what was lost and demanding accountability.

Song Insight

Stealing Time is not a lament for what’s gone, but a razor-edged anthem for finally seeing someone as they are. There’s no sugarcoating, no nostalgia for a love destroyed by self-inflicted wounds. This song doesn’t plead for redemption—it lays it bare: if you’re ever going to be saved, you’ll have to save yourself, because I’m done carrying your damage. The rain and the rose on the casket aren’t mourning—they’re the final word, marking the end of illusions and the start of owning your own darkness.

Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Drifting through your life
Trying to find a way to say goodbye
Grifter stealing time
I’m running through your lies

[Build]
The empty space between the lines
Falling to your knees, you cry

[Chorus]
It’s not about the ones you used to hold
It’s about the ones you left behind
All those moments passed you by
Maybe this time there’s nothing to undo
Truth—a life, something to pursue

[Refrain]
God, I hope you do
Something needs saved in you

[Verse 2]
Every promise that you broke
Every secret left untold
All the pain behind your eyes
The hearts you tore
To the ones you used

[Build]
Broken souls haunt your scattered mind
Pieces taken I will never find

[Chorus]
It’s not about the ones you used to hold
It’s about the ones you left behind
All those moments passed you by
Maybe this time there’s nothing to undo
Truth—a life, something to pursue

[Refrain]
God, I hope you do
Something needs saved in you

[Bridge]
Mirrors, silver-plated death
Moments I try but can’t forget
Shadows pulling at what’s owed
Memories drowned by the ones I loved

[Bridge 2]
Sorry for the stones you throw
No matter what, you stay below
Cracked reflections on the floor
Love doesn't live here anymore

[Final Chorus]
It’s not about the ones you used to hold
It’s about the ones you left behind
All those moments passed you by
Maybe this time there’s nothing to undo
Truth—a life, something to pursue
All the pain behind your eyes
The hearts you tore apart inside
All those moments, lost in time
Drift away, erased by a life

[Refrain]
God, I hope you do
Something needs saved in you

[Outro]
Every mistake you called mine
Feel your choices down my spine
Maybe this time you’ll live the life
Maybe it’s the lies that die
Free yourself in time

[Post-Outro]
God, I hope you do
Something needs saved in you

Personal Reflection

I wrote “Stealing Time” as the ten-year mark approached, but not to mourn what could have been. Eight years of marriage ended in chaos and destruction—choices, not fate. This isn’t about hoping for change or wishing things were different. It’s about drawing the line, calling out the darkness, and refusing to shoulder someone else’s demons. There’s pain, sure, but mostly clarity: your story is yours now, and I won’t let it shape me. I see the warning signs clearer than ever. You own your choices, not me.

4Me2BeFree

With “Stealing Time,” 4Me2BeFree channels real scars into cinematic storytelling—no filter, no pity, just raw truth and consequence. Every lyric, every visual, and every drop of rain on the casket is there to show that this isn’t a breakup song—it’s a declaration of freedom from someone else’s self-destruction. This is what 4Me2BeFree does: transforms lived experience into music that doesn’t flinch from the hard parts, making sure the story hits as hard as the truth.

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Stealing Time

Produced by Mark Xenophontos

Lyrics by Mark Xenophontos

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Beyond the shadows...
Where the light breaks through...
I'm reaching for you...

I lost you again, my dear
So far away from sight
Your coffee cup still waits for you
I can't let go, I can't move through
Beyond life's shadows you have gone
To a place covered by light
Your jacket hanging by the door
These empty rooms still hold your ghost

And I ache, I ache in this sorrow
As your love still remains
I ache, I ache in regrets
In the words I never said

But it's all over now
The end has come, my time will come
The trumpet has sounded
There's nowhere left to run
Except back to you again
When my time shall pass
Maybe soon or maybe later
These years fly by so fast
I'll see you past the shadows

Why did you have to leave this way?
I'm drowning in this grief unfair
I smell your perfume on my pillow
But when I turn, you're not there
I still hear your laugh in crowded rooms
It cuts right through my chest
The weight of all I couldn't say
It pulls me down, but you're at rest

Still I ache, God I ache in this sorrow
Your memory's all I have now
I scream, yeah I scream in regrets
But I'll find my way somehow

Cause it's all over now
The end has come, but love lives on
The trumpet has sounded
There's nowhere left to run
Except back to you again
When my time shall pass
Maybe soon or maybe later
These years fly by so fast
I'll see you past the shadows

I don't know how to say it
'Cause I try to keep strong
But I'm breaking down
These walls are crashing down tonight
I know I'll weep before you
Your presence is where I belong
That's where my soul belongs
When I finally come home

So please greet heaven
With glee and grace
You belong to Jesus now
As you meet Him face to face
Face to face

And I'll hold on through the darkness
I'll hold on through this pain
I'll hold on until we're together
Again—

It's all over now
The end has come, but love lives on
The trumpet has sounded
And there's nowhere left to run
I'll come back to you again
When my time shall pass
Maybe soon or maybe later
I know these years fly fast

I'll see you past the shadows
Beyond the light
I'll find you past the shadows
In heaven's light
I'll hold you past the shadows
I'll hold you close
Past the shadows
Past the shadows

Until we meet again
Until we meet again

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