Was I the nightmare?

I don’t miss your voice

I don’t miss the weight

I don’t miss the waiting

For you to change

But I drive past places

And I still go quiet

Not for you—

Just for what I was in it

[Pre-Chorus] (whisper)

I don’t want you back

I just want it clear

Was I the nightmare?

Was I the monster in your head?

It’s not that I miss you

I don’t

But I loved you once, I swear

And that messes with what’s left

So tell me, in that story

Was I the nightmare?

I can list your flaws

Like lines in a song

I can say I’m better

And it won’t be wrong

But at two a.m.

I replay the moments

Where I got loud

Where I went cold

Where I broke something

[Pre-Chorus] (whisper)

I don’t want your touch

I want the truth

Was I the nightmare?

Was I the monster in your head?

It’s not that I miss you

I don’t

But I loved you once, I swear

And that messes with what’s left

So tell me, in that story

Was I the nightmare?

[Bridge] (floaty, minimal)

Maybe we were wrong

Maybe we were young

Maybe love can hurt

Without anyone being one

[Final Chorus] (lift)

Was I the nightmare?

Was I the monster in your head?

It’s not that I miss you

I don’t

But I loved you once, I swear

And that messes with what’s left

So if I’m honest…

Yeah, I wonder…

Was I the nightmare?