Always the Angel

(Verse 1)

I dried your tears before my own,

Held your heart like it was home.

I stayed when others walked away,

Never asked for you to stay.

(Pre-Chorus)

And every time I fell apart,

I hid the pieces in the dark.

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(Chorus)

I was always the angel, wings open wide,

Saving your heaven while losing mine.

Carrying storms like they belonged to me,

But love shouldn’t feel like I must bleed to be.

You called me “selfless,” you called me “kind,”

But never once asked what lived inside.

I held your world so you’d feel free —

But who was supposed to be saving me?

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(Verse 2)

I held your shadows next to mine,

Gave you warmth while I was crying.

You praised the girl who never broke,

But never asked what pain I spoke.

(Pre-Chorus)

I swallowed every silent plea,

Afraid you’d leave if you saw me.

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(Chorus)

I was always the angel, wings open wide,

Saving your heaven while losing mine.

Carrying storms like they belonged to me,

But love shouldn’t feel like I need to disappear to be.

You called me “selfless,” you called me “kind,”

But never once asked what lived inside.

I held your world so you’d feel free —

But who was supposed to be saving me?

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(Bridge)

I break too.

I bleed too.

I need someone to stay too.

Mhmhmmmm

I am not endless.

I am not air.

I deserve softness.

I deserve care.

Mhmhmmmm

I am not here just to hold up the sky.

I am meant to be held.

I am meant to rise.

Ohohohohohohohoooooooooooooooooo

(Chorus)

I was always the angel, wings open wide,

Saving your heaven while losing mine.

Carrying storms like they belonged to me,

But love shouldn’t feel like I need to disappear to be.

You called me “selfless,” you called me “kind,”

But never once asked what lived inside.

I held your world so you’d feel free —

But who was supposed to be saving me?

Ohohohohohohohooooo

I was always the angel, but now I see,

I can’t fix worlds while losing me.

I gave you love ’til I ran dry…

So now I fold my wings,

And learn to fly.