Verse 1 I used to think love could carry Any weight that came our way If I held on just a little longer We'd somehow find another day I saw the hurt behind your smile And thought my heart could see you through Never knew the hardest lesson... Love can't choose for you Pre-Chorus I built a bridge with my whole heart Believing we'd both cross Sometimes love gives everything... And still has to accept the loss Chorus Built a bridge with my heart Watched it burn down slow Gave everything I had Trying to help you grow Somewhere in the ashes I finally found the truth Love can open both its hands... But it can't choose for you Verse 2 Somewhere trying to save your life I forgot to live my own I mistook self-sacrifice For a love that could bring you home I gave all my light away Just to keep your darkness warm Till I learned a heart can't rescue Someone hiding from the storm Pre-Chorus I spent years chasing answers Wondering what I'd missed Turns out I was searching... For wisdom born like this Chorus Built a bridge with my heart Watched it burn down slow Gave everything I had Trying to help you grow Somewhere in the ashes I finally found the truth Love can open both its hands... But it can't choose for you Bridge Some roads we choose ourselves Some find us without a plan Some are built by our own footsteps Some by someone else's hand I couldn't choose your healing But I could choose what I'd become The day I quit trying to save you... Was the day I found my own Final Chorus Built a bridge with my heart Watched it burn down slow What I thought would break forever Became the way I'd grow Now I don't carry bitterness Just gratitude for the truth Love can open both its hands... But it can't choose for you Outro If love alone could heal a soul... Nobody would ever break. Sometimes the bravest thing love does... Is let go.
