Brick by Brick - Live

The summer before our sophomore year
I came home to find that my house had burned down
I mean it was fine
We saved the pictures and the memories
But still, I stood on that dark and silent ground
This was mine

And you came by and you said

"Let's go through it, brick by brick
See if there is something from before"
You were out of your mind
"We can do it, brick by brick
Rebuild your life so it's stronger and it's yours
We've got time"
I said "Fine, let's go"

The whole next year, I sat near
you and Lewis in Ms. Pruitt's class
It was great
We joked as we sucked at geometry
And Lewis did the thing where he wheezes when he laughs
I found my place

But something changed, and you said

"Out of nowhere, all at once
Lewis and I realized we're in love
It's meant to be
We were friends now look at us
We have something new that we can now be sure of

He knows me

I watched as you changed
Not overnight, a bit by bit, day by day
I caught how it ate away
For two whole years and Lewis went on his way
And now barely even recognize yourself

So what comes next, now that it's
You who's broken and me standing beside you
What will it be?
Will you sit there looking pitiful
Or reach out and grab something to hold on to?
Why not me? Why not me?

Love's not a crashing sound
It's not a house burned to the ground
We are built up and broken down the same way

Brick by brick, plan our plan
Let's leave this town and run to something better
And build our life
This is it, Sam, take my hand
I know it's scary, we'll be scared together
We've got time
We'll be fine
So much more than fine

Let's go