Verse 1
I learned how to hold my breath in a burning room
Smile through the smoke, call it maturity
I fixed every crack till the walls looked straight
But they still leaned on me like gravity
I took the blame just to keep the peace
Carried knives they swore were mine
Every time I chose to stay quiet
They rewrote me one more time
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Pre-Chorus
I wore their version of my name
Till it started sounding true
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Chorus
I stayed too long to be the villain
In a story I tried to save
Held the door while they burned the house
Then blamed me for the flames
I wasn’t cruel, I was patient
I wasn’t wrong, I was brave
But mercy turns into a weapon
When you stay too long to be the villain
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Verse 2
I folded myself into smaller shapes
So nobody felt threatened by my spine
I called it love, I called it growth
But it felt like leaving myself behind
They needed someone to point at
Someone strong enough to break
So I stood there till the mirror cracked
And the damage learned my face
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Pre-Chorus
Funny how silence gets accused
When truth won’t play along
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Chorus
I stayed too long to be the villain
In a story I tried to save
Held the door while they burned the house
Then blamed me for the flames
I wasn’t cruel, I was patient
I wasn’t wrong, I was brave
But mercy turns into a weapon
When you stay too long to be the villain
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Bridge
I don’t hate them — that’s the worst part
Hate would make this clean
I just finally chose myself
And they called that leaving
If being whole makes me the monster
Let the rumors eat my name
I’d rather walk alone in truth
Than rot inside the blame
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Final Chorus
I stayed too long to be the villain
Now I’m done explaining why
You can keep the broken narrative
I’m taking back my life
I won’t bleed to prove I’m good
I won’t beg to be forgave
If choosing peace makes me the villain
Then I’ll wear it — and walk away
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Outro
I didn’t lose who I was
I just stopped letting it be used
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