Don’t Build Your Dreams on Me

DON’T BUILD YOUR DREAMS ON ME [Verse 1] Don’t wait around for words from me, They caught the last flight out, With promises in paper bags And maps no one talks about. They know why birds abandon home, Why silver salmon run— Back to the water where they rose, When all their miles are done. [Pre-Chorus] Everything remembers Where it first belonged— Maybe that’s why losing you Still feels so wrong. [Chorus] Don’t build your dreams on me, My ground is giving way, There’s a civil war inside my heart, And both sides want their say. Don’t hang your hopes upon my voice, The wires are cut and gone— I loved you more than I could show, But love can still go wrong. Oh, don’t build your dreams on me… I’m not the ground I used to be. [Verse 2] Don’t read too much into my eyes, They’ve frozen from the view— Watching lies dress up as facts And swear that they are true. But if you catch a little light Still trembling when you leave, That’s just the ancient code of love My eyes still can’t deceive. [Pre-Chorus] I could hide behind the world, Blame every crooked road— But some of what was broken here Was mine alone to hold. [Chorus] Don’t build your dreams on me, My ground is giving way, There’s a civil war inside my heart, And both sides want their say. Don’t hang your hopes upon my voice, The wires are cut and gone— I loved you more than I could show, But love can still go wrong. [Bridge — stripped down] And don’t accept my sorry Just because it came too late. Sorry is a little word Outside a broken gate. I saw the clouds assembling, I knew what they would bring. I could have closed the windows… I could have changed something. [Break] But I let the wind come in. I let the wind come in. [Final Chorus — bigger] So don’t build your dreams on me, Go find some solid ground. Build a house where promises Don’t disappear without a sound. And if someday you think of me, Don’t call me cruel or kind— Just someone who could see the storm And still stood there half-blind. [Outro] The birds will find their way back home, The rivers find the sea… I hope you find the life you dreamed— Even if it isn’t me. Don’t build your dreams on me… Don’t build your dreams on me…