Built to Break, Made to Mend

Verse 1

I came to you with pieces sharp,

A soul still bleeding in the dark.

I wore my damage like a shield,

Too scared to feel, too scared to heal.

Verse 2

I warned you I was not enough,

Said I was hollow, said I was rough.

But you just touched the ache I’d bend,

And whispered, “Edward, even storms can mend.”

Pre-Chorus

You didn’t flinch when I confessed,

You just pulled me closer to your chest…

Chorus

I was built to break, but you held the pain—

Like love was stronger than the rain.

You saw the cracks and called them gold,

You kissed the places no one knows.

You didn’t run, you didn’t bend—

You loved the man behind the end.

I was built to break…

But you loved me like I was made to mend.

Verse 3

I’d gotten used to being left,

To being judged by every breath.

But you saw ruins and not regret—

You saw a home no one had built yet.

Pre-Chorus

You didn’t try to fix the flame,

You just gave it a brand new name.

Chorus

I was built to break, but you stood tall,

And caught me every time I’d fall.

You made me feel like I was more,

Than all the pain I had before.

You didn’t patch or just pretend—

You stayed until my pieces bent.

I was built to break…

But you loved me like I was made to mend.

Bridge

And now I rise with softer hands,

Because you showed me how to stand.

Not in spite of who I’ve been—

But because you loved me there… not then.

Final Chorus (Lifted with choir or harmony)

I was built to break, but you loved me whole,

With every scar, with every soul.

You made the ashes feel like dawn,

You made me feel like I belong.

I was rubble, I was bent—

But you saw light in my descent.

I was built to break…

But now I know… I was made to mend.