Burden

I wish you would've told me sooner
You hid the hell inside so well
It's terrifying how the devil on your shoulder
Drug you through the coals and I could never tell

And I wish you called
Before the alcohol
Started whispering
The weight was yours alone
And I know you want
To fix it on your own
But it's life or death and you just need to know

You are not a burden
You're not your past
You're not your first mistake
And you're not your last
Don't let these demons tell you
There's no way out of the dark
That's how you feel
But that's not who you are

We'll just sit here on your front porch
You don't have to say a lot
I know the moment that you reach out for some help
Always feels like its the moment that you've lost

And I'll be right here
'Til those flames appear
And I'll walk down every godforsaken mile
'Cause I'd rather carry
The pain you buried
Than lift your coffin down an aisle

You are not a burden
You're not your past
You're not your first mistake
And you're not your last
Don't let these demons tell you
There's no way out of the dark
That's how you feel
But that's not who you are

That's not who you are

I think it's high time that you fall apart and
You're suffocating keeping up that guard and
You can't hold that Appalachian charm up anymore

So don't you dare go saying you're a burden
No, it's a privilege to be right here where you're hurting
I can't believe you've never mentioned a word and
And just incase after this time you haven't heard it

Well, you are not a burden
You're not your past
You're not your first mistake
And you're not your last
Don't let these demons tell you
There's no way out of the dark
That's how you feel
But that's not who you are

That's not who you are