VERSE 1
You pulled me in, pushed me out,
left me guessing which version of you
would show up that day.
I lived on the fault line of your truth,
waiting for the ground to crack open,
waiting for the betrayal you always swore
you were too “good” to commit.
But you did—
again,
and again.
You cared more about your ego
than the way my insides tore
every time you lied.
You held your shame like a crown,
but let my heart bleed at your feet
without a second thought.
PRE-CHORUS
I dimmed myself to survive your storms,
believing the man I hoped you were
was still somewhere buried
under the man you kept proving to be.
CHORUS
And the only thing you were ever consistent in
was hurting me.
Cutting me down when I named the darkness,
twisting my light until I couldn’t see myself anymore.
I loved you enough to carry the weight
you refused to face—
but all you ever wanted
was to feed on my affection
until I was empty.
VERSE 2
I mistook your damage for depth
and stayed long after the truth
was screaming in my face.
You let me break for you.
You let me shrink,
fold,
bend,
until I couldn’t recognize the sound of my own voice.
I lost myself in your shadows—
so far gone
I prayed to God
to take you from me
because I couldn’t walk away on my own.
PRE-CHORUS
But the fog lifted.
And I finally saw you clearly—
not the man I imagined,
but the man you chose to be.
CHORUS
And the only thing you were ever consistent in
was hurting me.
You traded my trust for your comfort,
my loyalty for your cowardice.
I kept offering softness
to someone who wasn’t man enough
to protect it.
You took and took
until there was nothing left of me
but a whisper.
BRIDGE
But I’m not whispering anymore.
I’m done bleeding for someone
who never bothered to hold the wound.
I’m done loving a ghost
that never once loved me back—
only loved what I gave him.
OUTRO
Now I see what I deserve
in a way I never could inside your darkness.
And every step I take away from you
feels like sunlight.
Feels like breath.
Feels like truth.
Feels like finally—
finally—
coming back to myself.