Torn between

(Verse 1)

I had my own keys, my own front door,

But I still got pulled like I was before.

Two broken hearts, one on each side,

And I stood between with no place to hide.

(Pre-Chorus)

I kept telling myself late at night,

“Hold them together, make it alright.”

(Chorus)

I was torn between your shattered dreams,

Caught in the middle of love and grief.

Trying to hold you when you fell apart,

While mending my own fragile heart.

I tried to be the glue, I tried to be strong,

But living like this just feels so wrong.

You never meant to hurt me so,

But you didn’t see I couldn’t let go.

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(Verse 2)

I cooked your meals, I calmed her tears,

Listened to anger, swallowed my fears.

Grown-up bills, grown-up life,

Still just a child between your fights.

(Pre-Chorus)

And I kept whispering late at night,

“Hold them together, make it alright.”

(Chorus)

I was torn between your shattered dreams,

Caught in the middle of love and grief.

Trying to hold you when you fell apart,

While mending my own fragile heart.

I tried to be the glue, I tried to be strong,

But living like this just feels so wrong.

You never meant to hurt me so,

But you didn’t see I couldn’t let go.

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(Bridge)

I love you both, I always will,

Even when the nights fall still.

But sometimes love is not enough,

When healing asks for letting up.

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(Chorus)

I was torn between your shattered dreams,

Caught in the middle of love and grief.

Trying to hold you when you fell apart,

While mending my own fragile heart.

I tried to be the glue, I tried to be strong,

But living like this just feels so wrong.

You never meant to hurt me so,

But you didn’t see I couldn’t let go.

I’m still torn between your shattered dreams,

Still that child in the in-between.

But I’ve learned to breathe, I’ve learned to stay,

To love you both in my own way.

You never meant to hurt me so,

But now I see – it’s time to let go.