Because of You

Your hand on the table, the glass quit shakingYou stood at my doorway; no need for breakingI’d locked every sentence, every word in placeYou stayed there steady till the storm gave way[Pre-Chorus]I gave back the keys, emptied out my pocketsLet the weight hit the floor, watched the past unlock itMorning came around; I could meet my faceI walked down the road without shame to erase[Chorus]Because of you, I can breathe againI untie the knot, I begin againBecause of you, I came back from the edgeI’m out of that cage, I choose what’s next[Verse 2]That old coat held the smell of the rainI left it behind; I won’t wear it againYou talked about Monday, no grand promisesLike a window swung wide when the silence lifts[Pre-Chorus]I gave back the keys, emptied out my pocketsLet the weight hit the floor, watched the past unlock itMorning came around; I could meet my faceI walked down the road without shame to erase[Chorus]Because of you, I can breathe againI untie the knot, I begin againBecause of you, I came back from the edgeI’m out of that cage, I choose what’s next[Bridge]It isn’t forgetting; it’s making some roomFor the day coming in, for our feet on the groundYour kindness moved walls I thought would never moveNow both of my feet know where they belong[Final Chorus]Because of you, I can breathe againI untie the knot, I begin againBecause of you, I came back from the edgeI’m out of that cage; I choose my road[Outro]I choose my roadI can breathe again