Meant it then(Unplugged)

[Intro] [Verse 1] I found an old broadcast last night, three wars and one disaster back. I heard myself swear, “This is forever,” and God, I sounded sure of that. There were vows I thought would save me that I would never make today, but she wasn’t trying to fake a feeling— she meant every word she said. [Pre-Chorus] I’ve burned a bridge or twenty. I expect I’ll burn again. That doesn’t make a lie of what I meant back then. [Chorus] I meant it then, I meant what I said! I don’t owe yesterday an edit just to fit the life ahead! I meant it then, with all that I knew! Don’t make a liar of the woman I was just because I grew! [Instrumental] [Verse 2] There are promises in ashes I can barely stand to read, ghosts that once could stop my breathing now don’t move a thing in me. That doesn’t mean I faked the trembling or rehearsed the way I ran. She was bleeding out the truth from where she stood— not where I stand! [Pre-Chorus 2] You can outgrow your armor without saying it never fit! I can break the mold completely without rewriting all of it! [Chorus] I meant it then, I meant what I said! I don’t owe yesterday an edit just to fit the life ahead! I meant it then, with all that I knew! Don’t make a liar of the woman I was just because I grew! Oh-oh— I meant it then! [Instrumental] [Bridge] She was fire where I am freezing, loud where I leave room for doubt. She believed some worlds stayed open that I know are burning now. I could call her blind and foolish from the safety of hindsight— but I haven’t seen my ending either. So who am I to say I’m right? [Pause] If I tear the script apart someday, I hope the next me cuts me... the same damn slack. [Build] [Final Chorus] I meant it then, I meant what I said! I don’t owe yesterday an edit just to fit the life ahead! I meant it then, with all that I knew! And I mean this now— I won’t make a liar of the woman I was just because I grew! [Final Refrain] I meant it then. I meant what I said. I meant it then. AND I DON'T TAKE IT BACK! [Outro] The broadcast’s still there. [Small pause] I kept it.