[Verse 1]
You counted every coin
Then took my name in debt
You sold my sleep for scraps
And left me in your regret
A paper trail of bruises
A kitchen full of fear
You wore a saintly face
While you made hell in here
[Pre-Chorus]
You called it love, then luck
I called it getting by
You kept the lock on my mouth
And blamed me when I'd cry
But I saw the pattern
Sharp as broken glass
You don't get to rename
What you put me through at last
[Chorus]
I was the victim
You were the knife
I break the chain now
I choose my life
Call me cruel
Call me the blame
I was the victim
You built the flame
I was the victim
Not your shame
[Verse 2]
You kept the bills in your fist
Like a leash around my throat
Every "we" you said
Was another sinking vote
You made me doubt my memory
Then laughed at what I'd know
Told the whole world I was poison
When you were all the blow
[Pre-Chorus]
You hid behind the door
Then pointed at my hands
Made a crime out of survival
Made a judge out of demands
But I learned to read the room
I learned to read the lies
Every time you said "stay"
Something in me died
[Chorus]
I was the victim
You were the knife
I break the chain now
I choose my life
Call me cruel
Call me the blame
I was the victim
You built the flame
I was the victim
Not your shame
[Bridge]
I gave you years
You gave me scars
I kept the peace
You broke the jars
Now hear me clear
This ends tonight
I take my body
Back from the fight
Your story folds
Your mask decays
I walk through smoke
And burn your name away
[Breakdown]
You don't get to name me
You don't get to own me
You don't get to drain me
Then play the lonely
You don't get to twist it
Then ask me to bleed
I was surviving
You were the need
[Final Chorus]
I was the victim
You were the knife
I break the chain now
I choose my life
Call me cruel
Call me the blame
I was the victim
You built the flame
I was the victim
Not your shame