Wounded Man

[Verse 1]
You tried to wear the coat your father left hanging by the door
Even though the sleeves dragged down over your hands
You learned to call your scars and  bruises lessons
To silence and honor the memory of the man

[Verse 2]
In the ancient tales, iron bars contain the wild ones
Behind locks you cannot name
You were taught  the cage would make you harmless
But despair hides behind your masked and  gentle face

[Chorus]
Oh, wounded man, who taught you to fight but  not to feel?
You can be tender and still be hurt
You can mean well and still do harm
The child who never learned his own weight
Will break his own heart with open arms
Oh, wounded man, who taught you to fight but  not to feel?

[Verse 3]
You gave us all your words like it was a sacred shelter
But then it all vanished when the weather turned
You pretended your fear was simply kindness
While the world inside you burned

[Chorus]
Oh, wounded man, who taught you to fight but  not to feel?
You can be tender and still be hurt
You can mean well and still do harm
The child who never learned his own weight
Will break his own heart with open arms
Oh, wounded man, who taught you to fight but  not to feel?

[Bridge]
The wild one in you still waits beyond the thicket
Not to punish, not to save
He only asks you to name what you have carried
And lay it down without shame

[Final Chorus]
Oh, wounded man, who taught you to fight but  not to feel?
You can be tender and still be hurt
You can mean well and still do harm
The child who never learned his own weight
Will break his own heart with open arms
Oh, wounded man, who taught you to fight but  not to feel?

[Outro]
You can leave that old coat beside the doorway
And stepped outside with both hands and heart so free

Chorus:
Oh, wounded man, who taught you to fight but  not to feel?