YOU COULDN’T TAKE US DOWN

Lyrics

[Intro – Guitar + Drums] (Crunchy electric guitar riff. Tight, punchy drums enter quickly. Bass follows. Subtle piano hits underneath the tension.) Male: You looked me in the eye… Said, “I’ve got your back.” Never thought the one I trusted Would be the one to crack. [Verse 1 – Male] We built a life, we made it ours, Through the good days and the hardest hours. We gave you trust, we let you in, Never thought this was where it would begin. You knew our lives, you knew our home, You knew the things we’d never show. You stood beside us, played the part, While hiding what was in your heart. Then everything we knew came crashing down, And suddenly the truth was all around. [Pre-Chorus – Female] Can we ever trust again? Can these broken hearts be healed? After everything that happened, Tell me what was ever real? [Chorus – Male + Female] You took everything you could, But you couldn’t take us down. You tried to tear apart our world, But look at where we are now. You stole our trust, You crossed the line, You thought you’d leave us all behind. You can keep your lies, You can keep your shame, But you’ll never take away our name. [Verse 2 – Male] We never saw the truth behind your eyes, Never knew how deep you’d buried the lies. Then the secrets started coming through, And every answer led back to you. Lies came through the door, And drugs brought nothing but pain. We watched the life we knew before us Disappear in the rain. We gave you chances, gave you time, But you kept crossing every line. You thought we’d keep forgiving you, But there’s only so much damage we can move through. [Pre-Chorus – Female] How do you heal when trust is gone? How do you know where you belong? You broke the world we thought we knew, But you never broke what held us through. [Chorus – Male + Female] You took everything you could, But you couldn’t take us down. You tried to tear apart our world, But look at where we are now. You stole our trust, You crossed the line, You thought you’d leave us all behind. You can keep your lies, You can keep your shame, But you’ll never take away our name. [Bridge – Music Drops] Male: You thought we’d be too broken to fight, Too scared to leave it all behind. Female: But you forgot who we were… Male: Before you came into our lives. Both: We found the strength you thought we’d lose, And now we’ve got nothing left to prove. [Guitar Break – Short + Gritty] (8 bars. Crunchy melodic guitar, no extended solo.) [Final Chorus – Full Band] You took everything you could, But you couldn’t take us down. You tried to tear apart our world, But look at where we are now. You stole our trust, You crossed the line, But you don’t get another piece of our lives. You can keep your lies, You can keep your shame, We took back everything You tried to take away. [Outro – Male + Female] Male: You thought we’d fall… Female: You thought we’d run… Male: But we’re still here. Both: And we’re not done. Male: You couldn’t take us down. (Final guitar hit. Drums stop.)