Friendly Fire

Ash on my tongue, lights low, heart slow

I survived the spark, but I still feel the smoke

You came in loud with a storm in your chest

I saw the war in your eyes and I ignored the rest

You were chasing a crown with a crack in the wall

I was just standing there, trying not to fall

Then the rooms turned cold, then the truth got grim

Every time you went down, I went down with him

Not your enemy, nah, not your prey

Just the nearest soul in the blast of your day

Now the silence is heavy, the scars are wide

I learned the hard way how to read your lies

You were fighting for air, I was out of breath

One man’s hunger turned into my death

It was friendly fire, but it burned like hell

Caught in the crosswind when you lost yourself

I wasn’t the target, I was just too close

Standing in the fallout while your demons chose

Friendly fire, and I still see the glow

From the aftershock of the life I know

You were chasing heaven, I was paying the price

Now I’m counting my wounds in the pale street light

Your ambition had teeth, your addiction had hands

It pulled at your throat and it pulled at my plans

Every promise you made had a crack in the blade

Every little “I’m fine” was a bomb you’d made

I held you up while you tore things apart

Bleeding in silence with a soft-hearted heart

Now the house is a ghost, and your name is smoke

I survived your fire, but I lost what I hoped

No blame in my mouth, just a bitter taste

Love turned to rubble, then it turned to waste

If you ever come back, I won’t stand that close

I’ve learned how to live with the damage you chose

It was friendly fire, but it burned like hell

Caught in the crosswind when you lost yourself

I wasn’t the target, I was just too close

Standing in the fallout while your demons chose

Friendly fire, and I still see the glow

From the aftershock of the life I know

You were chasing heaven, I was paying the price

Now I’m counting my wounds in the pale street light

I was collateral… and I’m still here