[Verse 1]
You said you had to follow rules
Now I'm stuck with all the blues
You left me in the crossfire
Like I was never real to you
I still see that muddy trail
Your hand warm in the cold air
Pine needles on my jeans
And your promise hanging there
You kept me close, then pulled away
I felt the trap before I named it
Now every "we" you ever said
Sounds like a trick you rehearsed and played it
[Pre-Chorus]
I keep replaying that night
Your face in the tree-line dark
You made a home out of my trust
Then you walked out with my heart
[Chorus]
How can I let go
How can I let go
When the woods still know my name
When the hurt still feels the same
How can I let go
How can I let go
(How can I let go)
I loved you too hard
Now I'm learning to break the chain
[Verse 2]
I feel betrayed in my bones
Alien in my own skin
Like you put words in my mouth
Then blamed me for believing in
You called it fate, I called it smoke
You called it truth, I felt the cold
Every sweet thing that you fed me
Turned to sand before it rolled
I don't need your half-sent text
Or your rules dressed up as grace
I was whole before the damage
I can find my own way back to my place
[Pre-Chorus]
I keep replaying that night
Your face in the tree-line dark
You made a home out of my trust
Then you walked out with my heart
[Chorus]
How can I let go
How can I let go
When the woods still know my name
When the hurt still feels the same
How can I let go
How can I let go
(How can I let go)
I loved you too hard
Now I'm learning to break the chain
[Bridge]
I was alone in the pines
Still, I heard your voice
Calling me back to the ache
Calling it a choice
But I see it now
Clear as dawn through rain
You were never my shelter
You were just the pain
[Final Chorus]
How can I let go
How can I let go
When the woods still know my name
When the hurt still feels the same
How can I let go
How can I let go
(How can I let go)
I loved you too hard
Now I'm learning to break the chain