[Verse 1]
You rushed for the thread
Hands shaking
Eyes red
Trying to stitch up that cut
Before you’d even bled
You kept asking what’s wrong with me
While they wiped off the stain
But you never turned that hurt over
To see the name on the blade
[Chorus]
Don’t rush to sew the wound
First examine the blade
There’s a lesson in the edge
In every mark it made
The betrayal isn’t yours
But the bitterness is
As well
Your power isn’t in the pain
It’s guarding the well
(guarding the well, yeah)
[Verse 2]
You’ve been drinking from doubt
Like it’s all that you’ve got
Let every dry
Cracked memory
Tell you you’re not enough
But that poison ain’t truth
Just a story you fed
Time to scrape off that rust
From the words in your head
[Chorus]
Don’t rush to sew the wound
First examine the blade
There’s a lesson in the edge
In every mark it made
The betrayal isn’t yours
But the bitterness is
As well
Your power isn’t in the pain
It’s guarding the well
(guarding the well, hey)
[Bridge]
Let the anger rise
Watch it
Name it
Let it pass
You’re the keeper of the water
Not the shadow on the glass
So when they come with empty cups
And their stories to sell
You can drink
Or you can bless
Or you can guard your well
[Chorus]
Don’t rush to sew the wound
First examine the blade
There’s a lesson in the edge
In every mark it made
The betrayal isn’t yours
But the bitterness is
As well
Your power isn’t in the pain
It’s guarding the well
(guarding the well)
Your power isn’t in the pain
It’s guarding the well