[Verse 1] You met me where the footbridge bends With rain caught silver in your hair We spoke as if the road ahead Could hold us both without a care [Pre-Chorus] But every map has branching lines And ours are turning out of reach I hope you know what stays with me Is more than either dared to teach [Chorus] When our roads divide, don't let the thread go thin Keep the truth of what we found beneath your skin We were real, we changed each other, that is ours to keep Even as the distance takes the words we couldn't speak [Verse 2] Your laugh still finds the quiet rooms The way you made me trust my voice I won't pretend the end is kind Or say that leaving's what we'd choose [Pre-Chorus] So take the good that we became And let it travel where you go No promise asks the years to stop For something true to matter so [Chorus] When our roads divide, don't let the thread go thin Keep the truth of what we found beneath your skin We were real, we changed each other, that is ours to keep Even as the distance takes the words we couldn't speak [Breakdown] If you forget the shape of us Remember what you helped me see A heart can open, then let go And still hold what it used to be [Final Chorus] When our roads divide, don't let the thread go thin Keep the truth of what we found beneath your skin We were real, we changed each other, that is ours to keep Take the part of me you woke—and let it set you free [Outro] Not forever doesn't mean not true I carry what was good from you
