[VERSE I] I knelt beside you, steadying your breath A vow unspoken tightened in my chest Your trembling reached me deeper than the stone I carried what you dropped along the road [CHORUS] I gave you succor in the dark you made Held the weight you hid beneath your name I bore the burden you refused to claim And still you ask me why I stayed [BRIDGE] Grant me the strength to lift what time has torn Grant me the grace to soothe a heart forlorn If mercy binds us, let the binding hold Let solace rise where suffering grows cold [VERSE II] Your silence warned me, carved into the air A plea without a language hanging there I felt your courage falter in my hands And offered strength you never could withstand [FINAL CHORUS] I gave you succor in the dark you made Held the weight you hid beneath your name I bore the burden you refused to claim And now I’m learning what it cost to stay
