I learned your scars like a second language
Every crack in your voice, I could translate it
You were chaos wrapped in a heartbeat
And I made a home in the way you break things
I gave you pieces I couldn’t replace
Watched you smile while you took my place
You said “forever” like it meant something
But forever died in the words you weren’t saying
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[Pre-Chorus]
I bent ‘til I broke just to keep you whole
Turned into someone I don’t even know
Every red flag looked gold in your light
Now I’m bleeding out just to feel alright
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[Chorus]
I loved you more than myself
That’s how I lost everything
Put your heart over my health
Now I don’t feel anything
You were the fire I held
Even when it burned my skin
I loved you more than myself
And I won’t do that again
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[Verse 2]
You wore my trust like a loaded gun
Pulled the trigger slow just to watch me run
I kept chasing ghosts in your empty eyes
While you fed me truth mixed in with your lies
I was drowning, you called it love
Said I wasn’t “enough,” then I gave you more
Every piece of me you took and twisted
Now I’m just someone I don’t recognize anymore
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[Pre-Chorus]
You took my heart like it owed you rent
Left me with nothing but what you spent
I gave you heaven, you gave me hell
Now I’m a stranger inside myself
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[Chorus]
I loved you more than myself
That’s how I lost everything
Put your heart over my health
Now I don’t feel anything
You were the fire I held
Even when it burned my skin
I loved you more than myself
And I won’t do that again
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[Bridge] (darker, breaking point)
I’d tear my soul just to keep you warm
Stood in your rain, called it a storm
You were the blade I chose to kiss
Now I’m addicted to the pain you left
Tell me—was I ever real to you?
Or just someone you could bleed right through?
I gave you love ‘til there was none left
Yeah… I loved you more than myself
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[Final Chorus] (more powerful, reclaiming)
I loved you more than myself
But I’m taking it back tonight
All the pieces you made me hate
I’m learning how to rewrite
You were the war I felt
Now I’m done with the fight
I loved you more than myself…
Now I choose my life