[Intro] [fingerstyle acoustic guitar, melodic electric guitar lead] (Mmm) [Verse 1] [acoustic guitar strumming, bass enters] I held on longer than I should have Carried love that never carried me You were a shadow dressed in promises A ghost of what we used to be I kept trying to fix what you kept breaking Till my own heart started shaking I learned the truth the hard way Some things you can't save I had to throw your memory out Just to crawl out of the grave [Chorus] [full drums enter, distorted electric guitar layers] I let you go Even though it tore me open I let the pain speak Every word unspoken You didn't fight for me, didn't stay So I burned the love I gave away Now I'm standing in the ashes of what we were And it hurts like hell But I let it burn [Post-Chorus] [half-time drum feel, acoustic guitar focus] (Mmm) [Verse 2] [bass and light percussion] I kept your lies like rusted chains Wrapped around my chest too tight You said forever then you vanished Left me choking in the night I threw your name out of my future Had to cut you loose to find my nature I see clear now you're gone I was holding on too long Letting go was the only way To remember I belong [Chorus] [driving drum beat, layered vocal harmonies] I let you go Even though it tore me open I let the pain speak Every word unspoken You didn't fight for me, didn't stay So I burned the love I gave away Now I'm standing in the ashes of what we were And it hurts like hell But I let it burn [Bridge] [electric guitar solo, high energy] (Oh, I let it burn) (I let it burn) [drums drop to kick only] I'm walking forward with a broken heart But broken still means I can start Your memory's fading like a dying flame I rise without your name [Chorus] [full band re-entry, maximum intensity] I let you go Even though it tore me open I let the pain speak Every word unspoken You didn't fight for me, didn't stay So I burned the love I gave away Now I'm standing in the ashes of what we were And it hurts like hell But I let it burn [Outro] [acoustic guitar fades, electric guitar feedback] I let it burn So I could finally breathe again (Mmm) [Instrumental fade out]
