Not a War I Asked For

Verse 1

Why'd you have to hit so low

We shared the same ceiling

Same silence at the kitchen table

Same crooked way of feeling

Knit the same red blanket

Traded secrets in the dark

Now you're swinging at my weakest spot

Left a splinter in my heart

Pre-Chorus

And I know you're bleeding too

But I can't make sense of you

Chorus

Sister you're my sister

We're supposed to be the safe ones

Sister you're my sister

Why'd you make it feel like shrapnel

Sister you're my sister

I thought we built a fortress

Not a war I never asked for

Post-Chorus

Oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh

Not a war I never asked for

Verse 2

Same hospital room when we were young

Same summer we lost our dog

Momma said we'd always have each other

But you turned good love to fog

I still keep your birthday circled

You still know my favorite song

But lately every call is a cold front

And it's been raining way too long

Pre-Chorus

And I know you're hurting too

But I can't make it untrue

Chorus

Sister you're my sister

We're supposed to be the safe ones

Sister you're my sister

Why'd you make it feel like shrapnel

Sister you're my sister

I thought we built a fortress

Not a war I never asked for

Post-Chorus

Oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh

Not a war I never asked for

Bridge

Blood's supposed to run warm

Blood's supposed to run warm

But yours turned cold and sharp

Yours turned cold and sharp

Chorus

Sister you're my sister

We're supposed to be the safe ones

Sister you're my sister

Why'd you make it feel like shrapnel

Sister you're my sister

I thought we built a fortress

Not a war I never asked for

Outro

Why'd you have to hit so low

Why'd you have to hit so low

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