[Intro — Low / Almost Spoken] [fire crackling] The fire is dying. Do not look away. Remember her as she was. ... Boy. We have a long way to go. [Verse 1] I don't know how to say goodbye So I just watch the embers die You hold your breath, I hold my tongue Both of us changed by what is gone There are things I cannot teach There are wounds no hands can reach So if you ask me what comes next I’ll tell you what I know best [Pre-Chorus] Stand your ground Breathe it in Pain will speak Don’t let it win Boy— You don’t have to understand Just keep moving while you can [Chorus] Carry the weight, but don’t let it own you Hold to the love, not the hurt that it showed you Some things are gone, but they never leave They live in the blood, in the air that we breathe When the fire is cold And there’s nothing to hold You don’t have to let go all at once Just learn how to carry the love [Post-Chorus] Carry the love Carry the love [Verse 2] I know what anger likes to do It finds a wound and calls it truth Makes every shadow look like war Makes you forget what you are fighting for I spent too long becoming stone Thinking strength meant standing alone But there are battles strength won’t win Some you survive by letting someone in [Pre-Chorus 2] Keep your head Watch your aim Grief and rage Are not the same Boy— If the darkness pulls you near Do not give yourself to fear [Chorus] Carry the weight, but don’t let it own you Hold to the love, not the hurt that it showed you Some things are gone, but they never leave They live in the blood, in the air that we breathe When the fire is cold And there’s nothing to hold You don’t have to let go all at once Just learn how to carry the love [Bridge] I thought the road was meant for you To make you harder, make you true But every mile, every scar Taught me more about who we are I cannot promise pain will fade I cannot take away the ache I can only walk beside you Until you find your way Boy— I miss her too [Break] I miss her too [Final Chorus] Carry the weight, but don’t let it own you Hold to the love, let it be what remakes you Some things are gone, but they never leave They live in the blood, in the air that we breathe When we reach that height And release what we hold Maybe letting go Doesn’t mean letting go Maybe all that we loved Is still with us enough To carry us home [Outro] So carry the love Carry the love Boy— Carry the love
