I Wanted So Badly to be Brave

[Verse 1] Well I cut open my palm and held it out to you You did the same with your old army surplus blade My blood's never as warm as I expect it You grabbed my hand adorned in wildflower warpaint You made yellows out of marigolds You made purple out of camellias [Verse 2] We charged headfirst into the woods with bows and arrows drawn Crudely fashioned, sticks and rubber bands and spray paint We swore ourselves protectors from all the evil in the world You weren't born my brother, but you're gonna die that way [Chorus] You ran alone (you ran alone) In the falling snow Barefoot down Whites Road I watched your bruises grow (your bruises grow) Strangely beautiful Purple and yellow You said "Don't Don't take me home Don't take me home Don't take me home" [Verse 3] Your father came in angry like a thunderstorm Tossed you room from room and I watched color draining from your face Fault lines started forming underneath all of your floorboards We sat terrified waiting on an earthquake I watched you put on a brave face I wanted so badly to be brave [Chorus] But you ran alone (you ran alone) In the falling snow Bare foot down Whites Road I watched your bruises grow (your bruises grow) Strangely beautiful Purple and yellow You said "Don't Don't take me home Don't take me home Don't take me home" [Bridge] Kicked you out to teach you what a man is But I don't think I'll ever know what that means They'll put a gun into your hand and call you weak until you're violent Don't believe it They're hateful cause they're empty We've got a chance to break the cycle We could be the heroes that we always said we'd be "Don't take me home, don't take me home, don't take me [Outro] Don't take me home, don't take me home, don't take me Home, home Don't take me home, don't take me home, don't take me Home, home Don't take me home, don't take me home, don't take me"