[Verse 1] I kept a map of every door I never opened, every shore I might have reached by turning left And every name I never kept [Pre-Chorus] The halls were branching in my head Each turn a life I thought I’d shed But years have rubbed the corners down The maze is smaller than it sounds [Chorus] Goodbye to all the roads I missed The almost-kiss, the almost-home I thank the lives I didn’t live Then let them go; I’m not alone The labyrinth grows plain and small I don’t have to trace them all [Verse 2] That other self can rest tonight No need to prove he got it right The doors I passed are doors no more Just quiet marks along the floor [Bridge] I breathe; the map goes soft and thin No borrowed future pulling in [Final Chorus] Goodbye to all the roads I missed The almost-kiss, the almost-home I bless the lives I didn’t live Then let them go; I’m walking on The labyrinth grows plain and small I don’t have to trace them all [Outro] One open path beneath my feet One honest step, and room to breathe
