[Verse 1]
You kept a ledger of my mistakes
Pinned every silence against my name
I learned the weight of a closing door
And apologized before you spoke
You said I remembered it wrong again
Turned every question into a test
I watched my hands for signs of blame
Till even my own thoughts felt unsafe
[Pre-Chorus]
I took the long way through the kitchen
So I wouldn’t wake your temper
Held my breath beside the doorway
Called it love to make it better
[Chorus]
You made me doubt the ground beneath me
Made a crime of needing peace
Every lie became a mirror
Every mirror blamed me
But I’m not the thing you named me
Not the damage you rehearsed
I can hear my own voice clearly
And it says you made it worse
[Verse 2]
You praised me when I disappeared
Then called me cruel when I reappeared
Said nobody else would stay this long
Like your leaving proved that you were strong
I wore your version like a uniform
Smiled through rooms I was shaking in
But the truth survives a locked-up house
And it’s stepping through the windows now
[Pre-Chorus]
I know the difference now between
A mistake and a sentence
Between a hard day and a threat
Between love and punishment
[Chorus]
You made me doubt the ground beneath me
Made a crime of needing peace
Every lie became a mirror
Every mirror blamed me
But I’m not the thing you named me
Not the damage you rehearsed
I can hear my own voice clearly
And it says you made it worse
[Bridge]
Keep the story if you need it
Keep the saint you built from fear
I was there for every version
I was there when no one heard
Now the room is mine to enter
Now the lock is mine to turn
You can call me what you want to
I know what I have learned
[Final Chorus]
You made me doubt the ground beneath me
But the ground was always there
Every lie became a warning
Every warning led me here
I’m not the thing you named me
I’m not guilty for your hurt
I can hear my own voice clearly
And it says I deserved better
[Outro]
No more walking on your weather
No more asking if I’m wrong
I can hear my own voice clearly
I have had it all along