I Followed My Heart

Verse 1

Windows wide open to let in the breeze

Paper boats drifting downstream with my dreams

I built up a world from the things that I knew

Carried my wishes across avenues

Staring at footprints where I used to stand

Puzzle piece moments that slip from my hands

Hope is a lantern I hold in the dark

Carving a path with a flickering spark

Chorus

I followed my heart and it's breaking apart

Thought I was strong enough to make a brand new start

Now I'm counting the pieces that fell from my hands

I followed my heart and I don't understand

Post-Chorus

Oh oh oh

I don't understand

Oh oh oh

Verse 2

Tried to paint sunshine on every grey day

Wrote my own story and lost my own way

Dreams once so golden now slip through my fingers

The taste of regret is the one that still lingers

Pre-Chorus

Maybe it’s all just a part of the lesson

Maybe the pain is a kind of confession

Holding the hope though it’s torn at the seams

I keep on searching for what freedom means

Chorus

I followed my heart and it's breaking apart

Thought I was strong enough to make a brand new start

Now I'm counting the pieces that fell from my hands

I followed my heart and I don't understand

Post-Chorus

Oh oh oh

I don't understand

Oh oh oh

Bridge

Raindrops are calling on my window tonight

Questions I buried begin to ignite

Learning that truth isn't always so kind

But maybe one day I will leave this behind

Chorus

I followed my heart and it's breaking apart

Thought I was strong enough to make a brand new start

Now I'm picking up pieces and doing the best I can

I followed my heart—I'll try again

Post-Chorus

Oh oh oh

I'll try again

Oh oh oh

Outro

Walking this sidewalk beneath fading blue

Steps may be heavy but I’ll make it through

Every mistake is a lesson to keep

Lifting my head as I’m learning to breathe

Oh oh oh

I’m learning to breathe

Oh oh oh

I’ll find what I need

Oh oh oh