[Verse 1] You left the room so fast Half your words still there Your coat on the back chair Your voice in the air I keep the lights low Like that changes why My hands still shake, still reach For a way to try [Pre-Chorus] And I hate this I hate how it stays A sharp little movie That won’t fade away If I could trade places If I could take one breath I’d pull this ache right out of you And hold what’s left [Chorus] I wish I could take the pain away Take the pain away (away) I wish I could take the pain away I’d wear it for you today I wish I could take the pain away Take the pain away (away) If love is a weight we carry Then let it break me first [Verse 2] You keep saying “I’m fine” But I know that lie It rides in your smile It hides in your eyes I saw you flinch at the door When the silence hit I wanted to fix the sky With my bare hands, kid [Pre-Chorus] And I hate this I hate what it does The way it turns hope Into rust and dust If I could trade places If I could take one breath I’d pull this ache right out of you And hold what’s left [Chorus] I wish I could take the pain away Take the pain away (away) I wish I could take the pain away I’d wear it for you today I wish I could take the pain away Take the pain away (away) If love is a weight we carry Then let it break me first [Bridge] [Half-Time] Close your eyes Let me stay I can’t erase What happened that day But if you fall I’ll fall too Whatever hurts you Cuts me through [Final Chorus] I wish I could take the pain away Take the pain away (away) I wish I could take the pain away I’d wear it for you today I wish I could take the pain away Take the pain away (away) If love is a weight we carry Then let it break me first [Outro] Let it break me first (away) Let it break me first (away)
