Reaching Out, Reaching Back

from Best Laid Plans by End of an Empire

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You were sure that I would walk away
when I saw how damaged you thought you were
Conditioned to expect rejection
'Cos that's all you thought you were really worth

When I think of what he did to you
The wounds you're carrying from his abuse
We just wanna be held
We just wanna be loved
A heart so battered when all you were longing for
Was someone that you could adore
Hopes driven off a cliff
By the tongue of the narcissist

But I'm not pulling away
Knowing that this is
Not the end of who you are
Determination to grow beyond
The lies that were forced in your head
Determination to make a better life
Than the one you have had

When you're reaching out
I'm reaching right back for you

When I think of what he did to you
Re–building what was so crushed and subdued
I'm down for life
And I know it will be
Worth the fight
This is a defiant love
In your corner whatever may come
This is an oath, a solemn pact
When you're reaching out
I'm reaching right back

This is an oath
A solemn pact
When you're reaching out
I'm reaching back

This is an oath
A solemn pact
When you're reaching out
I'm reaching right back

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from Best Laid Plans, released September 23, 2023

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