Hidden

Verse 1

You taught me how to flinch at footsteps in the hall,

How to hold my breath when I hear your voice fall.

Every word was a weapon, sharp and precise,

Didn’t need your hands—your mouth took my life.

You called it love while you carved in my skin,

Left bruises in my head I can’t scrub or forget.

I learned silence is safer than speaking my pain,

Learned to disappear just to keep you sane.

Pre-Chorus

You said I pushed you, said I made you snap,

But monsters love mirrors they can point right back.

You blamed your rage on the way that I breathe,

Like I deserved every scar you put in me.

Chorus

You taught me violence without laying a hand,

Taught me fear feels like love when you don’t understand.

You broke me down slow, made me question my name,

Then smiled like a saint while you fed me the pain.

I was trapped in your storm, yeah I lived in your hell,

You didn’t hit me—but you hit just as well.

You taught me violence… now I’m done being your prey.

Verse 2

I slept with one eye open, keys clenched in my fist,

Rehearsing my exits, praying I wouldn’t exist.

You’d scream, then cry, then swear you’d change,

Same lies, new night, same cycle of rage.

You made my fear feel like something I earned,

Every apology felt like a match getting burned.

I lost my voice trying not to set you off,

Love shouldn’t feel like counting the cost.

Pre-Chorus

You called me weak when I finally broke,

But you were the fire and I was the smoke.

You don’t get to rewrite what you destroyed,

I remember everything you tried to avoid.

Chorus

You taught me violence without laying a hand,

Taught me fear feels like love when you don’t understand.

You broke me down slow, made me question my name,

Then smiled like a saint while you fed me the pain.

I was trapped in your storm, yeah I lived in your hell,

You didn’t hit me—but you hit just as well.

You taught me violence… now I’m done being your prey.

Bridge (Spoken / Half-Sung)

Don’t tell me it wasn’t abuse.

Don’t tell me “others had it worse.”

I bled in ways you’ll never see,

Still choke on the words you buried in me.

You don’t get forgiveness just because you’re quiet now,

Silence doesn’t erase what you burned into my mouth.

Breakdown

I still hear you when the room goes dark,

Still feel your anger like a loaded spark.

You trained my nerves to expect the worst,

Turned love into something that hurts first.

Final Chorus

You taught me violence, yeah you branded my soul,

Turned my heart into rubble just to feel in control.

But I’m standing in the wreckage, staring you down,

I survived what you did—you don’t own me now.

You don’t get my fear, you don’t get my pain,

You don’t get to live rent-free in my brain.

You taught me violence…

But I taught myself how to leave.

Outro

This ain’t closure.

This is survival with teeth.