[Verse 1]
We laughed under stars, I called it trust
Didn’t see the grip beneath the lust
You chose my clothes, chose who I see
And slowly, you erased me out of me
[Pre-Chorus]
You said "don’t talk to him", I did, you yelled
Grabbed my wrist so tight, the silence swelled
Bruises bloomed like flowers on my skin
But I still said, "It’s fine again"
[Chorus]
You didn’t break my bones
But you owned my fear
I swallowed screams
You didn’t wanna hear
You kissed me hard
Then choked me slow
Called it love
But I know, I know
[Verse 2]
Near the end, I slept with eyes wide
You’d rage, then swear it’s love in disguise
Felt your hands too many times on my throat
Your love was a cage and I lost hope
[Verse 3]
No one saw the bruises on my hope
You called it love, but pulled the rope
My voice turned into quiet fear
Even mirrors stopped looking here
I smiled for him, and lied to me
Broke my back just to keep peace
He chose my clothes, rewrote my name
Until I couldn’t feel the shame
[Bridge] (“Are you scared? Again?”)
I saw it once — that look in your eye
Made me wonder, would I make it out alive?
Would I be just a name you’d erase
If I stayed another day in that place?
[Verse 4]
Nights felt like a coffin’s breath
Each silence held a closer death
I held my screams behind closed lips
As he traced his rage across my skin
Thought if I stayed, I’d be enough
But love should never feel this rough
I walked away, but still I see
His hands like ghosts all over me
[Final Chorus]
You didn’t break my bones
But I broke instead
Made escape plans
Inside my head
Still flinch at noise,
Still fear your name
But I’m not yours now
I left the game
[Outro]
It was only a thought…
that you might kill me someday.
I couldn’t save myself…
but I survived.
