[Intro] [Instrumental - extended] [Verse 1] I was the frame before the walls went up, the thing you leaned on till you learned to stand. Load-bearing, never in the picture - gone the second that you didn't need a hand. [Chorus] I was load-bearing, not the house, I held the weight, and you walked out. Load-bearing, not the house - next time build on something you won't tear down. [Instrumental Break - extended] [Verse 2] So when he tells you you're the only one who's ever seen him, ask him who was holding him up before. [Bridge] Don't be somebody's scaffolding, love - build it with the ones who feel like home. [Instrumental Break - extended] [Chorus] I was load-bearing, not the house, but I'm done holding up what tears me down. Load-bearing, not the house - build your own, or don't build at all. [Outro] [Instrumental - vinyl crackle returns for the final bars only]
