Open the Gate

[Verse 1] I built these walls from long ago Brick by brick, I let them grow Kept my name behind a lock Hands on the chain, heart in a box I learned to flinch before the touch Call it wisdom, call it too much You stood there patient, kind, and still Like a door I might finally will [Pre-Chorus] And maybe I don't need All these armor seams Maybe what I called safe Was just my fear in disguise [Chorus] Open the gate, let love in (Open the gate) Let the light reach my skin (Open the gate) I don't have to guard everything I can break, I can bend, I can begin Open the gate, let love in (Open the gate) Let your name be where I've been (Open the gate) If my mind says run, I will stay And I will learn love anyway [Verse 2] The mind keeps drawing lines in chalk Says keep your distance, watch your thoughts But every scar that tried to warn Just made a place for something warm You don't ask me to be whole Just to hand you what I hold And somewhere past the fear I knew My empty hands are reaching you [Pre-Chorus] And maybe I don't need All these armor seams Maybe what I called safe Was just my fear in disguise [Chorus] Open the gate, let love in (Open the gate) Let the light reach my skin (Open the gate) I don't have to guard everything I can break, I can bend, I can begin Open the gate, let love in (Open the gate) Let your name be where I've been (Open the gate) If my mind says run, I will stay And I will learn love anyway [Bridge] I made a fortress out of pain Kept the rain out, lost the rain But now I see what I denied A guarded life is half alive So take my hand, not all at once Just enough for me to trust One small crack, one honest try And my heart can feel the sky [Chorus] Open the gate, let love in (Open the gate) Let the light reach my skin (Open the gate) I don't have to guard everything I can break, I can bend, I can begin Open the gate, let love in (Open the gate) Let your name be where I've been (Open the gate) If my mind says run, I will stay And I will learn love anyway [Outro] Open the gate (Open the gate) I am safe enough to change (Open the gate)