Ascending Instead

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You left your jacket by the kitchen chair One loose thread caught in the morning air I held the sleeve like it could tell me why You chose the door and never said goodbye [Pre-Chorus] But every mile I put behind us Turns the ache into a compass I can feel the ground returning Underneath these restless feet [Chorus] I’m not falling, I’m ascending Through the fire, through the ending What you broke became the beat That keeps pulling me ahead I was buried in the silence Now I’m louder than the sirens If the past is where you left me Then the future wants me instead [Verse 2] Your photograph is folded in a book Between the page where all the brave ones look I read the names, then set the paper down There’s more than one way out of this town [Pre-Chorus] And every scar I tried to hide here Draws a map that brings me nearer To the person I was losing When I made you everything [Chorus] I’m not falling, I’m ascending Through the fire, through the ending What you broke became the beat That keeps pulling me ahead I was buried in the silence Now I’m louder than the sirens If the past is where you left me Then the future wants me instead [Bridge] Let the old keys lose their shape Let the locked door rust away I won’t wait for one more sign I am already crossing the line [Final Chorus] I’m not falling, I’m ascending Through the fire, through the ending What you broke became the beat That keeps pulling me ahead I was buried in the silence Now I’m louder than the sirens If the past is where you left me Then the future wants me instead [Outro] The future wants me instead The future wants me instead