I´ve never been the kind to hold back
though I´d never felt the burn before
and all these years I begged for vengeance
and was only left with wanting more
but I can´t be whole until I let all this anger go,
a silent strain I´ve carried long enough

I can´t be with you, I don´t even want to
I just wish your ghosts were gone
cause I´m ready to love
I´ve been guarded long enough

It´s taken a lot to forgive you
oh it´s taken me so long
I tried in vain to forget you
oh I tried everything
but I won´t be free until I´ve made peace with never knowing
what went wrong and was the fault in me

I can´t be with you, I don´t even want to
I just wish your ghosts were gone
cause I´m ready to love
I´ve been guarded long enough

I´ve been guarded long enough
I´ve been guarded long enough
I´ve been guarded long enough to know I´m ready
I´m ready, I´m ready
I´m ready, I´m ready
I´m ready, I´m ready
I´m ready now