Sigrid – Burning Bridges Lyrics

Sigrid – Burning Bridges Lyrics

Burning Bridges Lyrics By Sigrid

So Burning Bridges was written last summer in Copenhagen together with music wizards Caroline Ailin and Sylvester Sivertsen.. we spent our days swimming and eating in our little studio bubble, and I guess that peaceful state of mine made it easier to dig into some really tough feelings. Burning bridges is about that moment when you know you have to let go, and when you are listening to the song, I’m cool with it being anything you need it to be. I’ve said it before, but I really do love to write little reminder songs to myself and others.. it can be hard to let go of things, so if I feel like it’s too much, I’ll put on this song and be like <<aaah, that’s why you’re feeling that way and here’s how you can deal with it if you need it>>. idk, it helps me 🙂
I’ve also found it’s a great song for running in the woods, or walking to a meeting you’re a bit nervous for, or power walking down the street. all self help stuff aside hahaha – it’s just a really sick song and I’m so proud of it. it’s literally made for massive festival stages (Reading&Leeds get ready), so of course we had to ask an incredibly talented Swedish string orchestra to play on it 🥺 I guess you can hear a mix between rock and scandi-pop in the middle of all the big live drums, clubby synths and that iiiitense bass (my fave) – and surprise surprise, we were a full Scandi crew writing this: Caroline and I being Norwegian, and Sylvester being Danish. 🇩🇰 🇳🇴

[Verse 1]
I could tell you the truth
But you’d call me a liar (Liar, li-liar)
Tried to wave a white flag
But you set it on fire (Fire)

[Pre-Chorus]
(And that’s when you start asking yourself why)
You cry, they don’t
Every single night
That’s how you know

[Chorus]
That you gotta let it go
Sometimes, you just can’t fix it
You love somebody, love somebody
But you gotta let ’em go
Before you go down with them
Can’t love somebody who loves burnin’ bridges

[Post-Chorus]
Burnin’ bridges

[Verse 2]
I used “sorry” to keep you
And that was my error (Error, my error)
Ooh, ’cause I tore me apart
Tryna hold us together (Together)

[Pre-Chorus]
(And that’s when you start asking yoursеlf why)
You cry, they don’t
Every single night
That’s how you know

[Chorus]
That you gotta lеt it go
Sometimes, you just can’t fix it
You love somebody, love somebody
But you gotta let them go
Before you go down with them
Can’t love somebody who loves burnin’ bridges

[Bridge]
You cry, they don’t
That’s how you know
You cry, they don’t
That’s how you know

[Chorus]
You gotta let it go, oh, oh
Sometimes, you just can’t fix it
You love somebody, love somebody
But you gotta let ’em go
Before you go down with them
Can’t love somebody who loves burnin’ bridges

[Outro]
You cry, they don’t (Oh)
That’s how you know
You cry, they don’t
That’s how you know