[Verse 1]
I kept my head high
While you dug in low
Tried to make me small
For a crowd you know
Hands off my spine
I learned that the hard way
You wanted my silence
Like I was your hallway
Talk real slick
When the room gets dark
But I know your game
I know your mark
You called it control
I called it a cage
Now I’m done bleeding
On your little stage
[Pre-Chorus]
So keep your name
Out my mouth
I’m done kneeling
I’m standing now
You wanted a mask
I wanted a face
If I’m the bad guy
Then I like the taste
[Chorus]
If having self respect
Makes me a villain
Then I’d gladly
Destroy your world
I won’t fold
I won’t beg
I won’t shrink
For your cold hands
If having self respect
Makes me a villain
Then I’d gladly
Destroy your world
[Verse 2]
I watched you smile
While you pulled me apart
Little paper cuts
Right into my heart
You fed me doubt
Like it was dinner
Now I spit back truth
And it lands much bigger
I don’t owe you peace
I don’t owe you grace
You made a monster
Out of your own chase
I’m still here
With my chest unlocked
Every bruise you gave
Turned into a lockpick shot
[Pre-Chorus]
So keep your name
Out my mouth
I’m done kneeling
I’m standing now
You wanted a mask
I wanted a face
If I’m the bad guy
Then I like the taste
[Chorus]
If having self respect
Makes me a villain
Then I’d gladly
Destroy your world
I won’t fold
I won’t beg
I won’t shrink
For your cold hands
If having self respect
Makes me a villain
Then I’d gladly
Destroy your world
[Bridge]
Say my name
And taste the smoke
I was made from pain
You made me choke
Now I cut the cord
Let it all come down
You built on rot
I take back the ground
[Breakdown]
Villain?
Good.
Say it again.
I survived you.
Now watch me stand.
If having self respect
Makes me a villain
Then I’d gladly
Destroy your world
If having self respect
Makes me a villain
Then I’d gladly
Destroy your world