You stood there in the doorway, I stood in the rain
Two old names in the distance, trying to sound the same
Years like hard gravel, rolled under our skin
You wore the blame like a coat, I wore mine within
I said: Look at us now, you said: Look at us still
Two fists full of silence, two hearts hard to kill
Every scar was a story, every stare was a stone
We grew into strangers in a house made of bone
And I could hear the hurt in your breath
Could hear my own in the chest
No one wins when pride gets fed
No one leaves with more than less
Face to face, face to face
We learned the shape of grace
Face to face, face to face
Brother, don't let this break
I was wrong, you were wrong
We were both too stubborn, too long
Face to face, face to face
Brother, let it go, let it go
You laughed at my jacket, I laughed at your ring
Funny how a small thing can open everything
Then you mentioned Mom's porch, and the summer we fell
Bare knees, split peaches, and the old front bell
I saw you at twelve, with your teeth all shy
Saw me at fourteen, trying way too hard to lie
We were built from the same dust, same blood, same sound
Just two hard-headed echoes on the same ground
And I could hear the shame in your tone
Could hear my own coming home
What we buried never stays dead
It just waits in the bed we made
Face to face, face to face
We learned the shape of grace
Face to face, face to face
Brother, don't let this break
I was wrong, you were wrong
We were both too stubborn, too long
Face to face, face to face
Brother, let it go, let it go
You said: I missed you more than I knew
I said: I kept that weight for two
The truth came rough, came raw, came clear
Like a door kicked open after years
No more nights with the words locked tight
No more living on the edge of the fight
If love is a road, we were miles off track
But I'm here now, and I want you back
Face to face, face to face
We learned the shape of grace
Face to face, face to face
Brother, don't let this break
I was wrong, you were wrong
We were both too stubborn, too long
Face to face, face to face
Brother, let it go, let it go
Brother, let it go
Brother, let it go