Teach Our Hearts a Different Truth Verse 1 You have a heart, and so do I, Two quiet rooms behind our eyes, We keep the windows locked at night, Then wonder why there is no light. We learned that love should know its place, That fear is wisdom wearing grace, So every time we almost touch, An old belief says, “Not too much.” Pre-Chorus Maybe the heart is not afraid— Maybe it only learned this way. Chorus So teach our hearts a different truth, Unlearn the walls we carried from our youth. If every thought still guards the door, How can we love like never before? Come change the story in your mind, I’ll change the one that’s ruling mine. And maybe when the old rules move, Our hearts will finally have room to choose. Verse 2 We call it fate, we call it “me,” As if our past were destiny, But every “never,” every “can’t,” Was once a seed somebody planted. And we have watered it for years, With repetition, doubt and fear, Till roots grew deeper than we knew And stood between my heart and you. Pre-Chorus But roots can loosen, doors can turn, And even ancient hearts can learn. Chorus So teach our hearts a different truth, Unlearn the walls we carried from our youth. If every thought still guards the door, How can we love like never before? Come change the story in your mind, I’ll change the one that’s ruling mine. And maybe when the old rules move, Our hearts will finally have room to choose. Bridge I don’t need you to change your heart— I need us to question who taught it to hide. You don’t need to manufacture love, Just move what’s standing in its way tonight. Let one old certainty fall, Let one locked window breathe, Maybe love was never missing— Maybe we just couldn’t believe. Final Chorus Teach our hearts a different truth, Give them back the courage of their youth. No ancient voice will guard the door, No borrowed fear will speak anymore. Rewrite the story in your mind, I’ll set the prisoner free in mine. And if beneath those old beliefs Your heart still reaches out for me— Don’t force it, Don’t name it, Just leave the doorway wide... Perhaps two hearts don’t fall in love— Perhaps they wake up side by side.
