[intro — soft, slow, single notes lingering like fog] the one who cried the one who fell i lifted up i knew them well i gave my hand i gave my time i made them whole they made me blind [verse 1 — steady rhythm, building gently] you called when no one answered you borrowed all my light i listened while my own heart was tired and burning bright i gave you patience, money forgiveness, words, and more i held you through your weakest then you walked out the door [pre-chorus — drums kick in, tension rising] and after all i gave you you turned and looked away you stood upon my shoulders then called the ground your own [chorus — full band, emotional peak] it was not love that failed me it was the lack of walls my kindness had no boundaries so i became the fall you did not break my goodness you just proved i was open too open, too often to hands that only take [verse 2 — same energy as verse 1, slightly fuller] i saw the signs, i felt it the way you only came when something burned inside you when you needed my name your gratitude grew smaller your hunger grew so wide i kept on giving, giving because i feared goodbye [pre-chorus — same as before, slightly more intense] and after all i gave you you turned and looked away you stood upon my shoulders then called the ground your own [chorus — same, driving] it was not love that failed me it was the lack of walls my kindness had no boundaries so i became the fall you did not break my goodness you just proved i was open too open, too often to hands that only take [solo — instrumental, emotional, soaring then falling] [solo continues, guitar or strings carrying the melody, building to a peak then dropping to near silence] [drop / breakdown — sparse, heavy beat, spoken-sung, minimal] i do not need to hate you to finally let go i do not need to break to learn to say no a stone cannot be betrayed but a stone cannot feel the sun, the growth, the warmth the love that makes me real [verse 3 — stripped back, reflective, softer] so now i pause before i open up the gate i ask if they want healing or just a way to escape i help with open hands but guard what i hold dear i give from peace, not fear i give from peace, not fear [final chorus — fuller, resolved, triumphant] it was not love that failed me it was the lack of walls my kindness now has boundaries and i will never fall you did not break my goodness you just woke me to see that love without a gate is just a door for thieves [outro — fading, gentle, hopeful] the garden still grows the water still flows but i choose where it goes i choose where it goes i choose where it goes [END]
