[Intro] I mistook the quiet for goodbye, Thought You left me there to lose my mind. I was asking where the hell You went, While You held the weight I couldn't lift. [Verse 1] I called Your silence abandonment, Made an enemy out of providence. Every unanswered question turned to blame, Till I couldn't even speak Your name. I kept waiting for some grand reply, Something written burning through the sky. But You never owed me proof like that, You just stayed when everything went black. [Pre-Chorus] When my legs gave out beneath me, I thought that You had let me fall. Couldn't feel You there beside me, 'Cause You weren't beside me at all. [Chorus] I thought You stopped walking beside me, Thought You'd finally left me for dead. I was screaming, "God, where are You?" With my weight across Your chest. Every mile I thought You'd left me, Every night I cursed instead, I thought You stopped walking beside me, But You were carrying me instead. [Verse 2] I remember begging for a sign, While Your hands were keeping hold of mine. Couldn't see the mercy through the fear, Couldn't understand why You felt nowhere near. Now I know what kept me breathing then, When I couldn't stand and couldn't pretend. It wasn't strength buried inside of me, It was You refusing to let go of me. [Pre-Chorus] When my legs gave out beneath me, I thought that You had let me fall. Couldn't feel You there beside me, 'Cause You weren't beside me at all. [Chorus] I thought You stopped walking beside me, Thought You'd finally left me for dead. I was screaming, "God, where are You?" With my weight across Your chest. Every mile I thought You'd left me, Every night I cursed instead, I thought You stopped walking beside me, But You were carrying me instead. [Breakdown] WHEN I HAD NOTHING LEFT, YOU DIDN'T ASK FOR MORE. WHEN I COULDN'T TAKE ONE STEP, YOU CARRIED ME FORWARD. I CALLED IT YOUR ABSENCE, YOU CALLED IT "COME REST." I THOUGHT YOU WALKED AWAY, YOU HAD ME IN YOUR ARMS INSTEAD. [Final Chorus] I thought You stopped walking beside me, Thought You'd finally left me for dead. I was screaming, "God, where are You?" With my weight across Your chest. Now every mile that nearly broke me Is a mile we somehow crossed. I thought You stopped walking beside me, You were carrying me through it all. I thought You stopped walking beside me, But You were carrying me instead. [Outro] So if tomorrow I can't feel You, I won't call the silence death. I know what happens when I can't walk: You carry me instead.
