**Verse I**
I lower my guard just enough to breathe
And you step right where it hurts
Every promise sounds rehearsed
Like you’ve all been reading from the same script
I’m not closed off
I’m conditioned
There’s a difference you ignore
You don’t earn my honesty
Then ask why I don’t give you more
**Pre-Chorus**
I don’t expect perfection
I expect consistency
**Chorus (Angry)**
I WANT TO TRUST YOU
BUT YOU MAKE IT HARD
EVERY TIME I OPEN UP
YOU LEAVE A MARK
YOU SWEAR YOU’RE DIFFERENT
SAY YOU WON’T LIE
THEN GIVE ME EVERY FUCKING REASON
NOT TO TRY
**Verse II**
You want access, not accountability
You want depth without the weight
You say “tell me everything”
Then flinch when I explain
I’m done explaining my damage
To people who cause it
You don’t get my vulnerability
Just because you asked for it
**Pre-Chorus (Rising)**
I’ve heard “I won’t hurt you”
From the ones who hurt me most
**Chorus (Heavier)**
I WANT TO BELIEVE YOU
BUT BELIEF COSTS TOO MUCH
EVERY HAND I REACH FOR
TURNS TO DUST
YOU DON’T BREAK ME ALL AT ONCE
YOU CHIP AWAY
UNTIL CLOSING UP
FEELS SAFER THAN STAYING
**Bridge (Explosive)**
DON’T TELL ME TO HEAL
WHILE YOU BLEED ME OUT
DON’T ASK FOR MY TRUST
WHEN YOU’RE FULL OF DOUBT
I’M NOT BROKEN
I’M AWARE
AND I’M SICK OF PAYING
FOR YOUR SHIT
**Break (Screamed / release)**
PROVE
ME
WRONG
**Final Chorus (Angriest / defiant)**
I WANT TO TRUST AGAIN
BUT NOT LIKE THIS
NOT WITH EMPTY WORDS
AND HALF-ASS CARE
IF YOU WANT ME OPEN
EARN THE SPACE
STOP GIVING ME
REASONS TO PROTECT MYSELF
**Outro (Cold, unresolved)**
I’m still capable of trust
That’s not the question
The question is
Why no one ever stays long enough
To deserve it
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HollowVotive
