Brooklyn Orphanage

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Three kids in Brooklyn rain Same hallway, same name Charlie, Annabelle, Alex Shared lunch and broken games We stole our dreams from the floor Drew a world on the wall Said we'd never get lost Said we'd never grow tall [Pre-Chorus] Then a car came one spring And the world split clean Two hands left with one mother One heart left unseen [Chorus] Charlie, don’t let go Charlie, don’t let go In that old orphan room You were left alone Charlie, don’t let go Charlie, don’t let go Brooklyn held your tears Till they turned to stone [Verse 2] Annabelle wore her new coat Alex learned a new last name Charlie watched from the window At the shape of their change He stared at the ceiling Counted cracks like a prayer Some nights he went quiet Like he vanished in there [Pre-Chorus] Every joke turned to dust Every smile felt fake He carried that empty place Like a plate he couldn’t break [Chorus] Charlie, don’t let go Charlie, don’t let go In that old orphan room You were left alone Charlie, don’t let go Charlie, don’t let go Brooklyn held your tears Till they turned to stone [Bridge] Years moved like winter Hard on his chest He learned how to breathe But he never learned rest He made peace with the ache With the cuts in his soul Not healed, just surviving With a hole in his whole [Verse 3] Then the mother saw their eyes The way they hid the rain Annabelle and Alex Carried all that shame She stood in the doorway Saw Charlie’s face And knew what she’d broken By leaving that place [Chorus] Charlie, don’t let go Charlie, don’t let go Come out of the cold Come back home slow Charlie, don’t let go Charlie, don’t let go Three names in one house Make the love grow whole [Outro] Charlie, Annabelle, Alex Three names, one road What was torn in Brooklyn Finally came home