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Never Wanted a War (Acoustic Version)

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[Verse 1] You keep asking where I disappeared Like I woke up wanting to leave you here But every word we couldn't say Built another wall we couldn't break You saw silence, I felt fear You heard distance, I needed to hear If my heart looked cold from where you stood It was only trying to protect the good [Pre-Chorus] I know it looks like I gave up Like I stopped believing in us But love gets heavy when you're the only one Trying to hold it up [Chorus] I was never your enemy I was fighting battles you couldn't see I wasn't trying to make you lose I was just afraid we'd both end up bruised Every tear, every goodbye Was another piece of me left behind If loving you meant hurting me Tell me... who was the enemy? [Verse 2] I still remember your laugh at night How you made the ordinary feel alive That's the part I couldn't let go Even when I knew I had to let you know Sometimes love isn't enough to stay Sometimes hearts drift anyway It doesn't mean I loved you less It means I couldn't fake happiness [Pre-Chorus] I know you're looking for someone to blame A reason everything changed But there wasn't another heart to choose Just two people growing into different truths [Chorus] I was never your enemy I was fighting battles you couldn't see I wasn't trying to make you lose I was just afraid we'd both end up bruised Every tear, every goodbye Was another piece of me left behind If loving you meant hurting me Tell me... who was the enemy? [Bridge] Maybe one day we'll meet again Without the weight of what could've been Without the anger, without the scars Just two souls who made it this far You don't have to forgive tonight You don't have to say I'm right Just know I never drew the line To turn your heart against mine [Final Chorus] I was never your enemy I was only trying to set us free Not from love, but from the pain That kept coming back again and again You'll always be a part of me Even if that's all we'll ever be So when you look back, don't remember the fight Remember we both loved with all our might [Outro] I never wanted a war between our hearts. I just didn't know another way to survive.