If They All Led Back to You?

Lyrics

[Verse 1 — Bright piano, rhythmic acoustic guitar] You were standing in a room full of strangers I was halfway out the door You smiled like you knew how the story ended I didn't know what I was looking for Was it love at first sight or a little bit of lightning? Was it something in the air that night? We were young enough to think we knew the answers Old enough to know that we might not be right [Pre-Chorus — Drums enter, melody climbs] We had a thousand dreams and a tank of gas A couple of promises we made too fast If I knew back then what I know now I'd still turn that car around [Chorus — Full band, infectious, soaring] Ain't it wild, ain't it wild? We made a home out of a thousand miles Got a little lost, got a little bruised But I still find my way to you Oh, we bend, we break, we come undone We've been burned by the same old sun But after everything we've been through It's still me, it's still you Oh-oh-oh, we keep coming back Oh-oh-oh, when the world goes black We might fall, but we don't give up Ain't it wild we're still us? [Verse 2 — Playful, nostalgic, rhythmic] California sunsets, Carolina mornings Texas in the pouring rain Hotel keys and interstate exits Every town starts looking the same Now there's little shoes beside the doorway And a teddy bear in the backseat Funny how the dreams we used to chase down Are sleeping in the back behind me [Pre-Chorus — More intensity] And we've said some things that we can't take back We've watched the colors fade to black But every time we hit the ground We find a way to turn around [Chorus — Bigger harmonies] Ain't it wild, ain't it wild? We made a home out of a thousand miles Got a little lost, got a little bruised But I still find my way to you Oh, we bend, we break, we come undone We've been burned by the same old sun But after everything we've been through It's still me, it's still you Oh-oh-oh, we keep coming back Oh-oh-oh, when the world goes black We might fall, but we don't give up Ain't it wild we're still us? [Bridge — THE BIG MOMENT] [Everything drops out. Just piano and a close, vulnerable vocal.] Maybe it wasn't lightning Maybe it wasn't fate Maybe love's not in the first hello But in choosing someone every day [A soft kick drum enters, heartbeat rhythm.] And I have seen you at your lowest And you've seen the worst in me We've carried more than we were meant to We've been everything but free [Bass enters. Melody begins rising.] And if the whole thing starts collapsing If the walls come crashing down If the life we thought we'd live Looks nothing like the one we've found [Drums build, harmonies stack.] I'd choose the nights we barely made it I'd choose the tears, I'd choose the scars I'd choose the road that brought us here Every broken piece of who we are [Full drums kick in, soaring vocal.] 'CAUSE LOVE WAS NEVER JUST THE LIGHTNING IT'S THE FIRE WE KEPT ALIVE WHEN THE WHOLE WORLD TRIED TO BREAK US WE WERE HOLDING ON SO TIGHT [Brief instrumental stop — vocal almost shouted.] AND IF I HAD A THOUSAND LIFETIMES A THOUSAND ROADS TO TAKE ME THROUGH I'D GET LOST IN EVERY SINGLE ONE— [One beat of total silence.] IF THEY ALL LED BACK TO YOU! [FINAL CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE. Full band, octave-up vocals, huge harmonies] AIN'T IT WILD, AIN'T IT WILD? WE MADE A HOME OUT OF A THOUSAND MILES GOT A LITTLE LOST, GOT A LITTLE BRUISED BUT I'D LIVE IT ALL AGAIN WITH YOU OH, WE BEND, WE BREAK, WE COME UNDONE BUT LOOK AT EVERYTHING WE'VE BECOME AFTER EVERYTHING WE'VE BEEN THROUGH IT'S STILL ME, IT'S STILL YOU OH-OH-OH, WE KEEP COMING BACK OH-OH-OH, WE KEEP COMING BACK LET THE WORLD THROW EVERYTHING AT US AIN'T IT WILD WE'RE STILL US? [Outro — Piano, acoustic guitar, fading group vocals] Was it love at first sight? Well, I guess I never knew But I've fallen in love a thousand times And every time it's you Every time it's you...