Burn Before Drowned

Lyrics: [Intro, Clean guitar, Low wind ambience] [Singer B] The sky went red on the edge of town Like it knew we’d burn before we drowned [Singer A] You said my name like a prayer half-made And I forgot every wall I raised [Verse 1, Sparse percussion, Intimate duet] [Singer A] I kept my heart in a quiet place Behind locked doors, behind my face You didn’t push, you didn’t run You just stayed soft till I came undone [Singer B] I was born with a leaving mind Always one step past goodbye But every road I tried to choose Bent like a river back to you [Pre-Chorus, Building guitars, Harmonies] [Singer A] When I’m all static, you come through clear [Singer B] When I go missing, you pull me near [Singer A and Singer B] We’re not perfect, we’re not clean But we’re the truest thing I’ve seen [Chorus, Full band, Emotional lift] [Singer A and Singer B] So if the wind takes my voice Let it carry your name If the night breaks my heart I’ll still love you the same You’re the thread in my hands When the whole world frays You’re the light in the dust At the end of my days I tried to run, I tried to bend But you’re not my past You’re where I begin [Verse 2, Mid-tempo drums, Warm harmonies] [Singer B] There’s a silence only you can fill A clock that turns but won’t sit still [Singer A] There’s a kindness in the way you know When to hold on, when to let me go [Singer B] Miles get cold and seasons change But some roots grow beneath the pain [Singer A] And every song I swear is new Still finds a way to sound like you [Bridge, Stripped down, Echo vocals] [Singer A] I reach for you in empty air [Singer B] I feel you when you’re nowhere there [Singer A] Maybe love is a wound that glows [Singer B] Maybe home is the ache we chose [Final Chorus, Full band, Cinematic harmonies] [Singer A and Singer B] So if the wind takes my voice Let it carry your name If the night breaks my heart I’ll still love you the same You’re the thread in my hands When the whole world frays You’re the light in the dust At the end of my days We ain’t whole, but we don’t end You’re not my past You’re where I begin [Outro, Soft guitar, Fading harmonies] [Singer B] Some souls don’t walk away [Singer A] Some fires don’t fade [Singer A and Singer B] The sky went dark, but the truth stayed bright You’re still the wind that brings me home tonight [End]