Hurt me louder

You said it’s “just a joke”

Teeth behind that crooked grin

Every word a little cut

Every day

A thinner skin

Kick me when I start to stand

Laugh it off

“you’re way too soft”

I learned to bleed in silence

You just call it “shaking off”

Hurt me louder

Say it so the walls all shake

Tear me down

Then ask me

Why I break

Carve your name

In all the places that I ache

Hurt me louder

Till you choke on what you made

You turn my scars to stories

Tell them like you earned them all

I was the one that shattered

You just framed the broken wall

Call me weak for feeling

Call it “truth” when you’re just cruel

Funny how you’re terrified

I might live beyond your rules

Hurt me louder

Say it so the walls all shake

Tear me down

Then ask me

Why I break

Carve your name

In all the places that I ache

Hurt me louder

Till you choke on what you made

I bit my tongue till it tasted rust (hey!)

Now every word is sharpening up

You built a throne on top of my trust

Watch it collapse when I’ve had enough

Hurt me louder

Say it so the walls all shake

Tear me down

Then ask me

Why I break

Carve your name

In all the places that I ache

Hurt me louder

I’m the storm you helped create