[Verse 1] I used to flinch at love Like it owed me debt Little me in the backseat Holding every breath First crush, first cut Same cold lesson learned If I touched it gently Why'd it still get burned? [Pre-Chorus] So I wore my armor thin Called it being strong But every door I closed Was a wound all along [Chorus] Maybe I broke first Maybe I broke first Heart for a heart That's how it rehearsed Maybe I broke first (Yeah, I broke first) All the ones I hurt Were hurt before I hurt [Verse 2] Your name still hits me Like glass in the sink I can trace the pattern If I really think Daddy's silence Mama's tears at night I learned to leave before Anybody left my sight [Pre-Chorus] Now I see the chain Rattling in my hand Every little goodbye From a younger man [Chorus] Maybe I broke first Maybe I broke first Heart for a heart That's how it rehearsed Maybe I broke first (Yeah, I broke first) All the ones I hurt Were hurt before I hurt [Bridge] I'm not proud of the wreckage I'm just naming the truth Somewhere in that young pain I got mean before proof But I can hold the mirror I can meet my shame If love is where it starts Then love can break the chain [Final Chorus] Maybe I broke first Maybe I broke first Heart for a heart That's how it rehearsed Maybe I broke first (Yeah, I broke first) All the ones I hurt Were hurt before I hurt Maybe I broke first Maybe I broke first I can learn better I can learn to learn first Maybe I broke first (Yeah, I broke first) Now I let it heal Where it used to hurt
