Lyrics
You are patient, you are kind, you’ve been good to me.
You encouraged, tried to nourish me as I grew weak.
You kept loving, you kept trying, saying I’d heal in time.
You stayed hopeful, persistent, assuring me I’d be fine…. (you said)
I’ll be with you in the ashes/ you’re broken but you’re not dead
Will you let me help you? Don’t give up, stay here, I know you’ll pull through..
But I need…you to be…in the ashes, too.
Pushed you away, I built my walls higher and higher…
My anger burned, engulfing you in a seething fire.
But I didn’t care enough for myself, or you and I.
I made you leave, said good riddance, congratulating my pride…
I’ll be with you in the ashes/ you’re broken but you’re not dead
Will you let me help you? Don’t give up, stay here, I know you’ll pull through..
But I need…you to be…in the ashes, too.
Now I understand where everything went wrong
I took advantage of you, assumed we’d still get along
Regardless of my cutting words, my rage of flames, oh how I burned
You to the ground, razed you down, made you feel my hurt….
And still I scorched more, as I stopped
Loving myself, hating you, for trying to lift me up
And the cliché we all know, time heals all wounds…
Reminds me I’m forever, shamed for failing you
In the ashes/ I broke you, so defeated
I couldn’t help me to help you / I gave up, I left, it’s all I could do…
To leave…in the … ashes, too
I couldn’t be with you in the ashes, too.
I am sorry, so so, sorry. And I’ll never forgive
Myself for hurting the one who wanted me to live.
KATHRYN WOOD
Songtrust Ave