[Intro] [Verse 1] I built a sanctuary around your reaching arms Watched your leaves turn green then burn to autumn gold I planted daffodils and hyacinths for you A few weeks in and the petals fell away [Pre-Chorus] I thought I made a home for something sweet and kind I thought you’d bloom for me and stay inside the light [Chorus] I built a sanctuary for your growing shade I built a sanctuary and you took what stayed You took what stayed You were only passing through one bright season long I built a sanctuary but you grew too strong [Drop] [Verse 2] Then you were all that lived in the middle of my yard Your roots drank deeper still while I kept watering hard Your branches pushed through walls and made a room of mine I didn’t mind the spill I loved the living sign [Pre-Chorus] I woke to healthy green through my broken pane I called it mercy then I called it my gain [Chorus] I built a sanctuary for your growing shade I built a sanctuary and you took what stayed You took what stayed You were only passing through one bright season long I built a sanctuary but you grew too strong [Instrumental Build] [Bridge] Then I saw it clear through the shattered frame You didn’t lean toward me you just blocked my way Not to be near me not to hold me close Only to keep on living where my garden once rose [Breakdown] Grew too strong! [Final Chorus] I built a sanctuary for your growing shade I built a sanctuary and I built it wrong Built it wrong You were only passing through one bright season long I built a sanctuary and I built it wrong [Final Drop] [Outro] I built a sanctuary and I let it fall I built a sanctuary You outgrew it all
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