I Carried Us Away

Verse 1
We were fire when we first began
Two wild hearts with a reckless plan
Built a home out of borrowed dreams
Held together at the seams

There were nights you felt like mine
Like the stars finally aligned
We found a spark we used to know
But it burned too close to the truth below

Pre-Chorus
I wanted us to make it through
But love don’t survive what you put me through

Chorus
So I carried us away on a midnight plane
With a baby in my arms and a heart in pain
You were calling, saying “don’t give up on me”
But love ain’t love if it ain’t safe to be
I would’ve stayed if you chose us too
If your words matched what you said you’d do
But I won’t beg for what I deserve
I finally found the strength to leave you first

Verse 2
You said it didn’t mean a thing
Just a lie with a prettier sting
But truth don’t hide the way you did
And love don’t break what we once built

I gave you space to show me change
Set the lines, made it clear what I need
But silence answered every call
And excuses filled the empty space between

Pre-Chorus
I reached for you, you pulled away
Now there’s nothing left for me to say

Chorus
So I carried us away on a midnight plane
With a baby in my arms and a heart in pain
You were calling, saying “don’t give up on me”
But love ain’t love if it ain’t safe to be
I would’ve stayed if you chose us too
If your actions proved your words were true
But I won’t break just to make you stay
I chose myself and I walked away

Bridge
And maybe one day you’ll understand
Why I couldn’t keep holding your hand
Through every lie, every empty plea
I was losing her… and I was losing me

Breakdown (soft)
I needed peace more than history
Needed truth more than your apologies

Final Chorus (bigger)
So I carried us away, didn’t look behind
Left the past and your promises out of time
You were calling, but I couldn’t stay
Not without the love that don’t decay
I would’ve fought if you fought for me
If you gave me the safety I needed to breathe
But I won’t teach you how to love me right
I chose the dawn over endless night

Outro
Now it’s just us, but we’re finally free
And that’s enough… for her and me

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