Lyrics

Built this house with my own hands
Laid the floors and made the plan
Thought I knew the way things been
Knew the start and knew the end
Then the phone call on that drive
Words that barely felt alive
In a room of sterile white
Stole the color from the light

And these hands that built a home
Feel like useless skin and bone
I can't hammer out the pain
I can't shelter you from rain
If I could, I'd make a deal
Give 'em anything that's real
I would trade it all, you see
Just to let the sickness take me

I watch you smile and say you're fine
Trace the worry in each line
Pour the coffee, make the bed
Fight the static in my head
Used to think that I was strong
Could fix anything that's wrong
Now I'm just a passenger
Watching everything just blur

And these hands that built a home
Feel like useless skin and bone
I can't hammer out the pain
I can't shelter you from rain
If I could, I'd make a deal
Give 'em anything that's real
I would trade it all, you see
Just to let the sickness take me

I'd give the breath right from my chest
Put my own damn strength to test
I'd give the years I have ahead
For the words the doctor said
To be a lie, a cheap mistake
For a dawn that doesn't break
On this fear I can't undo
There's just nothing I can do

Yeah, there's nothing I can do
But I'd trade it all for you
Yeah, I'd trade it all for you
Just for you...