[Verse 1]
[F]
They split our names like rent
Put lies in our lunchroom trays
Told me your hands were cold
Told me your heart was made of blades
I wore that anger like armor
In the hall, I learned to bite
If they said your name, I laughed
But my chest stayed up all night
[M]
They fed me your worst day first
Said you left scars in the dark
Said your smile was a trap
That you’d burn down every spark
So I kept my distance tight
Kept my mouth on the fence
But every rumor they sold me
Turned into common sense
[Pre-Chorus]
[F]
We were taught to look away
[M]
Taught to call it truth
[F]
They built a wall with our fear
[M]
Then locked us in the proof
[Chorus]
[F]
You were never my enemy (never my enemy)
[M]
You were never my enemy (never my enemy)
[F]
They made us bleed through the same lie
[M]
Now I know why we survived
[F]
You were never my enemy
[M]
You were never my enemy
[Verse 2]
[M]
Then I saw you at the corner store
Hands full, eyes worn thin
Same old weight on your shoulders
Same war you were living in
You said, “Don’t tell me their stories”
I said, “I know that game”
We laughed at how they used our pain
To teach each other shame
[F]
You had that look like sunrise
Through a cracked-up window pane
I had all my walls up high
But your voice broke through the rain
We traded all those poisoned words
For the truth they tried to hide
Turns out hate was just a script
And love was on the other side
[Bridge]
[F]
I don’t want their old script
[M]
I don’t want their rules
[F]
If they call it fate to break us
[M]
Then we make our own moves
[Chorus]
[F]
You were never my enemy (never my enemy)
[M]
You were never my enemy (never my enemy)
[F]
They made us bleed through the same lie
[M]
Now I know why we survived
[F]
You were never my enemy
[M]
You were never my enemy
[Outro]
[F]
Come close, let it undo
[M]
All the names they used
[F]
We found love in the wreckage
[M]
Found love in the truth