[Verse 1]
You were the love of my life
and you wore it like a crown
I reached for your hand in the dark
you kept your eyes on the crowd
Every room was a mirror
every face was a vote
I said, "Look at me, baby"
you said, "Hold that hope"
You wanted names on your tongue
wanted praise on your skin
I was begging for truth
you were feeding the grin
I needed time to break down
to stitch my bones back right
You called that weakness
then you ran toward the night
[Pre-Chorus]
I was drowning in my own repair
you were asking for applause
I was trying to stay right here
you were already crossed
[Chorus]
Borrowed proof, borrowed proof
you chased it and I broke
Borrowed proof, borrowed proof
you left me in the smoke
You wanted eyes on you
I wanted you to stay
Borrowed proof, borrowed proof
and you gave us away
[Verse 2]
Now he's in the frame where I used to be
same smile, same lie, same scene
You traded a wound for a standing ovation
for a fresh new kid and a cleaner dream
I’m not proud of the cracks you found
I’m not clean from the wreck
But I was still in the fire
while you were shopping for respect
Say my name like a lesson
say my pain like a song
You learned to love the attention
I learned where I went wrong
If I was slow to heal
it was real, it was mine
You couldn’t wait one season
you crossed that line
[Pre-Chorus]
I was drowning in my own repair
you were asking for applause
I was trying to stay right here
you were already crossed
[Chorus]
Borrowed proof, borrowed proof
you chased it and I broke
Borrowed proof, borrowed proof
you left me in the smoke
You wanted eyes on you
I wanted you to stay
Borrowed proof, borrowed proof
and you gave us away
[Bridge]
I still hear the old promises
like glass in the sink
I held your name in my mouth
til it cut what I think
You picked a stranger over patience
over blood, over truth
I was trying to save my soul
you were trying to be new
[Breakdown]
Say it
you chose the room
Say it
you chose the cheers
Say it
I chose to heal
while you disappeared
[Final Chorus]
Borrowed proof, borrowed proof
you chased it and I broke
Borrowed proof, borrowed proof
you left me in the smoke
You wanted eyes on you
I wanted you to stay
Borrowed proof, borrowed proof
and you gave us away
Borrowed proof, borrowed proof
I’m done begging you to choose
Borrowed proof, borrowed proof
you were never mine to lose