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