Dragged through the gravel

Verse 1

I was clean till your shadow found me,

White lines on a midnight road.

You smiled like you already owned me,

Said, “Trust me,” then let me go.

Every promise had rust around it,

Every kiss tasted half-untrue,

I learned real fast how love can bruise

When it’s wearing someone new.

Pre-Chorus

You said pain builds character—

Funny how it builds a scar.

Chorus

You dragged me through the gravel,

Left my name in the dust.

Called it love, called it battle,

Called it breaking my trust.

I bled truth just to travel

Where your lies felt like home,

You dragged me through the gravel—

And I crawled back alone.

Verse 2

I stitched my pride with cheap forgiveness,

Paid in nights I couldn’t sleep.

You kept score like a witness,

I kept hope on a leash.

Every time I tried to stand up,

You said, “Baby, don’t be brave,”

Turns out chains sound like applause

When you’re scared of being saved.

Pre-Chorus

You said pain builds character—

Guess I built mine far too hard.

Chorus

You dragged me through the gravel,

Left my name in the dust.

Called it love, called it battle,

Called it breaking my trust.

I bled truth just to travel

Where your lies felt like home,

You dragged me through the gravel—

And I crawled back alone.

Bridge

Now the mirror knows my story,

Every scar’s a map I read.

I don’t need your kind of glory,

I survived what you did to me.

Final Chorus

You dragged me through the gravel,

Yeah, but hear this part—

I learned how to unravel

With a fireproof heart.

I won’t beg, I won’t rattle,

I won’t answer your call.

You dragged me through the gravel—

But I rose through it all