[Verse 1]

You say

“Just come back home”

Like home still means any thing

You’re packing all our moments

Into something you can't bring

Ash is on the window

But the flames just a memory

[Chorus]

Why would I return

When from where I sit the world burns

Every road back home

Looks like it’s made of scorched earth

Tell me what I’d learn

Breathing in the same old smoke

Why would I

Why would I

Return to all the hurt

[Verse 2]

If every bridge we built

Is just kindling for your words

Tell me why I

Why would I return

It wasn't stick or stones that broke my bones

But the wicked witch within your soul

[Chorus]

Why would I return

When from where I sit the world burns

Every road back home

Looks like it’s made of scorched earth

Tell me what I’d learn

Breathing in the same old smoke

Why would I

Why would I

Return to all the hurt

[Verse 3]

A text comes through

Are you safe

Three dots but then they fade

I don't reply; Don't know what to say

Words are wasted so I stay away

[Bridge]

If I walked back through that door

Would you see me or tally the score

Would you hold me

Would you heal or would you judge

You send me pictures

Of the house before the flood

Say “we can fix this”

But the paint still smells like blood

[Chorus]

Why would I return

When from where I sit the world burns

Every road back home

Looks like it’s made of scorched earth

Tell me what I’d learn

Breathing in the same old smoke

Why would I

Why would I

Return to all the hurt