Villain You Built

[Intro]
[solo guitar riff
Tense
Bending notes]
[drums crash in on the last hit]
[Verse 1]
You drew the line
Then pushed me across it
Fed me your fear
Like I should just gloss it
You wrote the script
Cast me as the monster
Stitched my name
To your disaster
[Pre-Chorus]
Now you choke on all that poison
That you poured into my veins
Funny how you start confessing
When you start to feel my fangs (yeah)
[Chorus]
I’m the villain you built
Brick by broken brick
You lit the match in my ribs
Now you’re screaming you’re sick
You made this mask on my face
Now you’re crying “I’m the one hurt”
I’m the villain you built
And you’re buried in my dirt
[Verse 2]
You twist the truth
Like a cheap confession
Rewrite the past
As your new obsession
You say you’re scared
Of the thing I’ve turned into
But every scar
Spells out “I warned you”
[Pre-Chorus]
Every tear you fake in daylight
Is a stain you put on me
You get small and call it fragile
While you sharpen underneath
[Chorus]
I’m the villain you built
Brick by broken brick
You lit the match in my ribs
Now you’re screaming you’re sick
You made this mask on my face
Now you’re crying “I’m the one hurt”
I’m the villain you built
And you’re buried in my dirt
[Bridge]
Look at you
Shaking on your throne
Playing saint
Made of skin and stone
Call me cursed
But you forged these chains
You dressed me in blame
Then bled my name (my name)
[Chorus]
I’m the villain you built
Brick by broken brick
You lit the match in my ribs
Now you’re screaming you’re sick
You made this mask on my face
Now you’re crying “I’m the one hurt”
I’m the villain you built
So choke on what you birthed
[Outro]
I’m the villain
You built
You built (hey!)
I’m the villain
And you wrote the guilt

rock, Aggressive hard rock with female vocals; intro opens on a snarling, overdriven guitar riff alone, then slamming kit enters on the first verse. Tight, palm-muted chugs in the verses leave space for a sharp vocal, pre-chorus climbs with toms and octave leads, chorus explodes with wide power chords and stacked harmonies. Bridge drops to a tense, reverb-drenched guitar line before a huge final chorus and screamed ad-libs., hard rock, female vocals