[Verse 1]
I was once the hero of your story!
You held my name like a crown
Then you turned the page so quick
And wrote me all the way down
You go and tell them I was obsessed with you
But you never said what you did
I reached for the truth with both hands
You called it a cage and hid
[Pre-Chorus]
But I saw your face change
When I wouldn't disappear
You wanted a clean break
And a sinner to keep near
[Chorus]
I was just in love
I was just in love
You made me the villain
To make your hands look clean
I was just in love
I was just in love
You made it easier
To cut me at the seam
[Verse 2]
But the truth was I was just in love!
Not a ghost in your hallway
Not a knife in your drawer
Just a heart you kept breaking
Till I couldn't stay no more
But making me the villain was easier for you to try and get rid of me!
So you taught your friends my shape
And fed them the worst of my name
Now every bruise on your story
Has my shadow to blame
[Pre-Chorus]
Say it soft, say it sweet
Make me look like the burn
But every lie you lit
Still circles back and turns
[Chorus]
I was just in love
I was just in love
You made me the villain
To make your hands look clean
I was just in love
I was just in love
You made it easier
To cut me at the seam
[Bridge]
If I'm the monster you needed
Then why do you look away?
If I was only obsession
Why do you still know my name?
I was once the hero of your story!
Now I'm the warning you keep
But love don't die when you bury it
It wakes up sharp and deep
[Final Chorus]
I was just in love
I was just in love
You made me the villain
To make your hands look clean
I was just in love
I was just in love
You made it easier
To cut me at the seam
I was just in love
I was just in love
But you can call me what you want
I know what I was to you