[Verse 1] You left a coat beside the door And a list of names you meant to save Each promise folded into four Each kindness hiding something grave [Pre-Chorus] You counted every cost in ink Then signed your heart away The safer road was gone before You knew what you had made [Chorus] The way to hell is paved by good intentions One careful stone beneath a steady hand You build a bridge from all your best decisions Then wake up somewhere mercy never planned The way to hell is paved by good intentions And every step still feels like helping them [Verse 2] You called the silence temporary You called the locked room shelter from the storm You wore the guilt like necessary And taught the frightened how to stay warm [Pre-Chorus] The truth arrived without a sound A key beneath the mat You turned it once, the walls came down There was no turning back [Chorus] The way to hell is paved by good intentions One careful stone beneath a steady hand You build a bridge from all your best decisions Then wake up somewhere mercy never planned The way to hell is paved by good intentions And every step still feels like helping them [Bridge] If I had stopped to hear the breathing If I had asked who paid the price If I had seen the hands beneath me Would I have called it sacrifice? [Final Chorus] The way to hell is paved by good intentions No angel waits to judge the final plan You build a bridge from all your best decisions And find your footprints ending where you stand The way to hell is paved by good intentions I know the road because I laid each stone [Outro] I laid each stone I laid each stone
