ruins he chose

country, female vocals, upbeat, blues, ballad, violin, catchy, emotional

He spoke to me cold, with a poison tongue
Made a cruel little kingdom where my heart was hung
Then he'd soften for the ones who laughed at wrong
The ones who fed his downfall, kept him drifting on
They'd stand in the smoke, never tell him no
Cheer for the shame that they already know
If he fell, they'd leave him with the wreckage and the blame
Light a candle at his funeral, then forget his name

I prayed for his mercy, prayed for his mind
Prayed he'd see the line before the line ran dry
But love ain't a ladder for a man who won't climb
And grace don't follow every step toward the brine

I tried to save a man who loved his ruin more
Held the door wide open while he bled out on the floor
He broke my name, broke my light, broke the trust I gave
Now he's chasing prison shadows, or a grave
I can't be the one to carry what he chose
When the truth kept knocking and he still closed his soulSo I bury the blame and I gather my breath
He made his own road through the door of death
I loved him hard, but I love me too
And I won't keep drowning for the things he won't undo

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He said, "I'll always be there," with a smile like a vow But the truth wore thin in the dark of now I gave him my trust, gave him my home He left it all scattered, then called it my fault alone He stole my peace with a whisper and a lie Made a saint of his habit, let my tears run dry And every time I begged him, "Please, come back to me" He turned his face to the bottle and the needle's plea I tried to save a man who loved his ruin more Held the door wide open while he bled out on the floor He broke my name, broke my light, broke the trust I gave Now he's chasing prison shadows, or a grave I can't be the one to carry what he chose When the truth kept knocking and he still closed his soul He spoke to me cold, with a poison tongue Made a cruel little kingdom where my heart was hung Then he'd soften for the ones who laughed at wrong The ones who fed his downfall, kept him drifting on They'd stand in the smoke, never tell him no Cheer for the shame that they already know If he fell, they'd leave him with the wreckage and the blame Light a candle at his funeral, then forget his name I tried to save a man who loved his ruin more Held the door wide open while he bled out on the floor He broke my name, broke my light, broke the trust I gave Now he's chasing prison shadows, or a grave I can't be the one to carry what he chose When the truth kept knocking and he still closed his soul I prayed for his mercy, prayed for his mind Prayed he'd see the line before the line ran dry But love ain't a ladder for a man who won't climb And grace don't follow every step toward the brine I tried to save a man who loved his ruin more Held the door wide open while he bled out on the floor He broke my name, broke my light, broke the trust I gave Now he's chasing prison shadows, or a grave I can't be the one to carry what he chose When the truth kept knocking and he still closed his soulSo I bury the blame and I gather my breath He made his own road through the door of death I loved him hard, but I love me too And I won't keep drowning for the things he won't undo

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