Every Love Grows Roots

[Verse 1]
I loved you and a root took hold
A red thread buried under bone
It learned your name, it learned your shape
And pushed its knuckles through my veins

[Pre-Chorus]
Small green fingers under my skin
I hid the wounds and let you in
You drank the warmth I couldn’t save
I called it shelter, called it brave

[Chorus]
Every love grows roots in me
Through the heart and arteries
They break the skin to reach your hands
And feed you from where I still stand
If you pull away, they tear
At the lungs, the gut, the tender prayer
Do I let you go, let the red run free
Or bleed myself dry so you’ll stay with me?

[Verse 2]
Your chair went quiet by the door
The roots kept reaching, wanting more
They hooked beneath my ribs and strained
As if my body could make you remain

[Pre-Chorus]
I held the thread until it snapped
My hands came back in thorn and sap
You never asked for all this blood
I gave it anyway, called it love

[Chorus]
Every love grows roots in me
Through the heart and arteries
They break the skin to reach your hands
And feed you from where I still stand
If you pull away, they tear
At the lungs, the gut, the tender prayer
Do I let you go, let the red run free
Or bleed myself dry so you’ll stay with me?

[Bridge]
I can cut the roots
I can keep the wound
I can close my fists
And still feel you move
Let the branches ache
Let the blood run slow
Love is not a leash
I can loosen, let you go

[Final Chorus]
Every love grew roots in me
Some still drink; some set me free
They broke the skin to find your hands
Now I can loosen where I stand
If you pull away, I’ll bear
The tearing without calling it a prayer
I will let you go, though the red runs free
And keep enough of myself to breathe

[Outro]
Under the scar, the roots still turn
Some things live on; some things must burn