Track 5: "The Burning House"

Vintage Soul / Quiet Storm Ballad

Verse 1: I loved a good man I need you to hear that first Before you try to make him the villain He wasn't He was wounded He loved me the best his wounds allowed And for a long time That was enough

Pre-Chorus: Because I didn't know I deserved more Than someone's limited best

Chorus: I loved you, I still do, I always will Not the kind of love that stays in a burning house But the kind that stands outside And prays you find the door I couldn't save you But I finally saved myself I loved you I still do I always will

Verse 2: You can be a good man And still be someone I couldn't stay with Your pain can be real And still be something I can't carry I can have empathy for your demons And refuse to live in the basement with them

Pre-Chorus: That's the both/and Holding two truths Without flinching

Chorus: I loved you, I still do, I always will Not the kind of love that stays in a burning house But the kind that stands outside And prays you find the door I couldn't save you But I finally saved myself I loved you I still do I always will

Bridge: We were two good people Both hiding from our pain Who ran out of places to hide At different times I hope your time comes I just couldn't wait anymore

Final Chorus (Softer): I loved you I still do I always will Standing outside the burning house Praying you find the door

Outro (Spoken): The most redemptive thing I ever did Was stop trying to redeem someone else And start redeeming myself