[Verse 1]
I had it wrong
Turns out there’s more to the story
Than what I thought
And now all the truth it haunts me
[Pre-Chorus]
Cause what am I not seeing
What else am I missing, oooh
No words for this feeling
That’s when I hear your voice speaking
[Chorus]
If you want to cross over this great divide
If you long for a day that doesn’t feel like night
If you’re searching for answers that you cannot find
Build a bridge, build a bridge to the other side,
Build a bridge, build a bridge to the other side
[Verse 2]
More than a song
I want to write a new story
And own all I’ve done wrong
Walk through the ruins restoring
[Chorus]
If you want to cross over this great divide
If you long for a day that doesn’t feel like night
If you’re searching for answers that you cannot find
Build a bridge, build a bridge to the other side
Build a bridge, build a bridge to the other side
[Bridge]
I want to listen, I want to repent
It’s time to rebuild what’s been broken
Teach me to love, help me learn to forgive
And when hate knocks it down , we’ll rebuild it again
[Bridge]
We want to listen, We want to repent
It’s time to rebuild what’s been broken
Teach us to love, help us learn to forgive
And when hate knocks it down , we’ll rebuild it again
And when hate knocks it down , we’ll rebuild it again
[Chorus]
If you want to cross over this great divide
If you long for a day that doesn’t feel like night
If you’re searching for answers that you cannot find
Build a bridge, build a bridge to the other side
Build a bridge, build a bridge to the other side
[Outro]
Be the bridge, be the bridge to the other side
Bridge
Song Meaning
Ellie Holcomb admits a mistaken assumption in "Bridge" rather than a discovery — "I had it wrong, turns out there's more to the story than what I thought, and now all the truth it haunts me" — letting the discomfort of being wrong sit before any resolution follows.
"What am I not seeing, what else am I missing" repeats the same uncertainty in two different verbs, and "that's when I hear your voice speaking" interrupts the spiral of questions with a specific moment rather than a gradual realization. The chorus turns the title into an action rather than a fixed structure — "if you're searching for answers that you cannot find, build a bridge, build a bridge to the other side" — asking the listener to construct the very thing they're looking for.
"I want to listen, I want to repent, it's time to rebuild what's been broken, teach me to love, help me learn to forgive" moves the song from personal confession into practice, and the very next verse repeats the same four lines with every "I" changed to "we," turning private repentance into shared responsibility without changing a single other word. "And when hate knocks it down, we'll rebuild it again" repeats three times in a row, treating rebuilding as an expected, ongoing task rather than a one-time fix, and the closing line quietly shifts the command from building a bridge to simply being one.