[Verse 1]
Saw you out with him
In that same old booth
My thumb still circles
That ring mark groove
You laughed so easy
Like it never bit
While I wore the whole thing
Like a bad fit
[Pre-Chorus]
I kept saying sorry
For your heavy hands
Took the blame so clean
I could barely stand
I made myself smaller
Just to keep you near
Now I see it clear
What you did here
[Chorus]
That ring mark stays
On my hand, on my hand
I paid that price
For your poor demands
That ring mark stays
But I’m done with the shame
You had my voice
Now I’m taking my name
(Oh, I’m taking my name)
[Verse 2]
You liked a yes-man
With a broken spine
Someone quick to bend
Every single time
I called it love
I called it grace
Turns out I was trapped
In a borrowed place
You picked your easy
You picked your weak
But I found my feet
In the hurt you leaked
[Pre-Chorus]
I kept saying sorry
For your heavy hands
Took the blame so clean
I could barely stand
I made myself smaller
Just to keep you near
Now I see it clear
What you did here
[Chorus]
That ring mark stays
On my hand, on my hand
I paid that price
For your poor demands
That ring mark stays
But I’m done with the shame
You had my voice
Now I’m taking my name
(Oh, I’m taking my name)
[Bridge]
Let him know my silence
Ain’t the same as peace
I was chained in daylight
Smiling through the leash
Now the buckle’s open
Now the field is mine
If you want the old me
You’re too late this time
[Chorus]
That ring mark stays
On my hand, on my hand
I paid that price
For your poor demands
That ring mark stays
But I’m done with the shame
You had my voice
Now I’m taking my name
(Oh, I’m taking my name)