[Verse 1]
Met you in the quiet part of summer
Laughing at the wrong time
Made it right
You were drawing faces on your coffee cup
Said my name like you’d known it all your life
Then she showed up
Hair like a red flag
Stories sharp enough to cut the room
Said that you had secrets I should worry about
Planted little questions that began to bloom
[Chorus]
Now my broken compass heart
Spins circles in the dark
Pointed at the liar
While I walked past the spark
I traded what was honest
For a pretty poisoned truth
I chose the voice that shouted
Over the one who whispered proof
Now I’m standing in the fallout
Knowing I never really chose you
[Verse 2]
She knew every angle of my weakness
Praised me just enough to make me stay
Pulled me like a tide from your shoreline
Till I couldn’t hear the way you said my name
You were on the curb with your suitcase
Eyes asking questions my mouth dodged
I said
“This is better
” but my hands shook
As I watched you disappear into the fog
[Chorus]
Now my broken compass heart
Spins circles in the dark
Pointed at the liar
While I walked past the spark
I traded what was honest
For a pretty poisoned truth
I chose the voice that shouted
Over the one who whispered proof
Now I’m standing in the fallout
Knowing I never really chose you
[Bridge]
Did she win
Or did I lose?
Was it love or just a bruise?
Every word she fed me
Tasted sweet
Then turned to rust (oh)
If I ever see you
On some quiet autumn street
Will you recognize the boy
Who let you go so easily?
[Chorus]
With this broken compass heart
Still spinning in the dark
Chasing down an echo
Where you used to be the mark
I traded what was honest
For a pretty poisoned truth
I chose the girl who pulled my strings
Over the one who cut me loose
Now I’m standing in the silence
Knowing I never really chose you