pieces left behind

verse1

i spent ten long years just stacking up stone

building a castle to sit in alone

counting the keys and locking the doors

staring at shadows on hardwood floors

but the chest in the attic is heavy and cold

and it's starting to feel like a prison of gold

Pre-Chorus

my knuckles are white from gripping the reins

but the tighter you hold, the more it pains

so I'm opening up my hands today

and letting the inventory fade away

chorus

because its never about the things we hold

it's not in the silver, it's not in the gold

the only true weight that this life will find

is the pieces of ourselves we choose to leave behind

yeah, the pieces left behind

verse2

there's a box of old letters from people I knew

and a handful of of maps that I never walked through

I traded the moments for physical things

forgot how a broken bird learns how to sing

but a house full of mirrors just shows you your face

it won't ever offer a moment of grace

Pre-Chorus

my knuckles are white from gripping the reins

but the tighter you hold, the more it pains

so I'm opening up my hands today

and letting the inventory fade away

chorus

because its never about the things we hold

it's not about the silver, it's not about the the gold

the only true weight that this life will find

is the pieces of ourselves we choose to leave behind

bridge

take the coat off my back, take the ring from my hand

scatter my name like the dust in the sand

you can't take a dime when you cross the divide

you only take love that you kept deep inside

so give it away.. Just give it away...

guitar solo

chorus

because its never about the things we hold

it's not about the silver, it's not about the the gold

the only true weight that this life will find

is the pieces of ourselves we choose to leave behind

yeah, the pieces left behind

outro

open hands..

clear mind.

Just the pieces left behind.