The Loved Ones - The Bridge lyrics

On a bridge made of stone stands a man all alone The bridge was his motivation, it worked him to the bone With every nail that he drove, it drove him farther from his own In his punishing isolation, the bridge just feels like home She didn't feel quite the same, she despised the bridge and who he became She left in devastation, she left him there in shame He said "I don't understand," this was not part of the plan But it got lost in the translation like a castle made of sand In all the years he's spent struggling, he's been haunted at every turn He fights the fear that he's growing old And reminds us in all that he's learned That we build and burn Here I am all alone on that bridge made of stone With smothering motivation, I'm working to the bone In the end it's what I've known, it's what I hate but have to show The bridge is my dedication, the bridge just feels like home In all the years I've been struggling, I've been haunted at every turn I fight the fear as I'm growing old And remember in all that I've learned That we build and burn