Because of You

**\[Verse 1]**

It’s been years, but you still live in my head.

You show up in dreams I never invite.

Your voice drips like poison, sweet and dead,

Echoing every lie you used to justify.

I used to write off the cracks in the wall,

Told myself, *“He’s just scared, that’s all.”*

But deep down I knew what the truth was—

I just didn’t want to fall… alone.

**\[Verse 2]**

You wore a mask made of charm and decay,

Fed me silence and words laced in grey.

You said I was overreacting,

Said I was the one attacking.

But I remember every deflection,

Every time you changed direction.

You called it love,

But I was always bleeding.

**\[Pre-Chorus]**

You gaslit me 'til I saw through your eyes,

Thought maybe *I* was the reason for the fights.

But something always burned in the back of my mind—

A quiet scream saying: **“Run while there’s time.”**

**\[Chorus]**

Do you know what you did to me?

How you fractured every piece of me?

It’s taken years, and I still don’t trust my voice.

Still doubt my worth like I have no choice.

You broke me down, and I let you through…

I’m still crawling out—

**Because of you.**

**\[Verse 3]**

I saw the messages you swore didn’t exist,

I saw the names, I saw the wrists.

And still I stayed,

Thinking I could fix your rage.

But love shouldn't feel like survival.

Shouldn’t come with pain on arrival.

You trained me to beg for scraps of care,

Then vanished when I needed you there.

**\[Bridge]**

I built myself from your wreckage,

But the scars still echo your name.

Confidence feels like a language

I forgot when you taught me shame.

I smile, but it’s stitched together,

Every laugh just hides the tether.

I'm better now, but I won’t pretend—

Some ghosts don’t leave, they just pretend.

**\[Pre-Chorus]**

You said I was crazy, said I loved the pain,

But baby, you were the eye of the hurricane.

Now I see clear, now I see true—

And I know the monster… was always you.

**\[Final Chorus]**

Do you know what you did to me?

How your lies still echo endlessly?

It’s taken years to find my light,

But I still flinch when I hear your type.

You left me cracked and hollowed through,

And I’m still piecing back the view…

**Because of you.**

Because of you…

**Because of you.**