The Life I Didn't Choose

The Life I Didn't Choose é uma canção composta por Magnus Aldertree e inspirada no arco do personagem Eduardo Paiva, protagonista de seu livro Vale das Lágrimas - O Retorno dos Divinos, publicado pela editora Viseu. Adquira o livro pelo link abaixo (Encurtador / Amazon): https://encurtador.com.br/xGtU Letra: The Life I Didn't Choose We were just kids with a world in our hands No need for lies, no need to pretend You knew my silence, I knew your mind A kind of comfort I’ll never find We’d talk all night like time didn’t move In secrets only we ever knew Somewhere between every laugh and every breath Love took root but we never said I’ve got the job, the house, the life they praise A perfect picture in a perfect frame A smiling face, but I know the truth I built this life just to hide from you I call it strength, but it feels like fear A crowded room, but you’re not here And deep inside, though I never say I’d trade it all just to choose my way I felt it change and it scared me to death A love like that I was taught to repress My father’s voice like a rigid law Told me what love was and what it’s not So I denied what I knew was true Turned my back when I needed you You reached for me, I let your hand fall And lost the one who loved me most of all I’ve got the job, the house, the life they praise A perfect picture in a perfect frame A smiling face, but I know the truth I built this life just to hide from you I call it strength, but it feels like fear A crowded room, but you’re not here And deep inside, though I never say I’d trade it all just to choose my way I wish there was a place where love’s not a sin Where I could breathe and just let you in Where I don’t need their eyes to define my worth And I could give you the love you deserve I’ve got the job, the house, the life they praise A perfect picture in a perfect frame A smiling face, but I know the truth I built this life just to hide from you I call it strength, but it feels like fear A crowded room, but you’re not here And deep inside, though I never say I’d trade it all just to choose my way I’d trade it all just to choose my way I’d trade it all just to choose my way