[Verse 1]
You wanted a light
I showed up with smoke
Hands in my pockets
A grin like a joke
You opened the door
I walked in like I owned it
Took every soft thing
And broke it
[Pre-Chorus]
You called me a savior
I called it a game
I wore your trust
Like a name
Then I turned my face
And you saw the blade
Too late, too late
You made me
[Chorus]
You needed a hero
Got a villain
Got a villain
Left you with ashes in my hands
You trusted the wrong one
I was willing
I was willing
Now you’re bleeding where the whole thing stands
(ashes in my hands)
[Verse 2]
Your people were smiling
Right up till I crossed them
One by one
I watched them all frost in
They took what you loved
Then they laughed in your ruin
I stood in the doorway
And grew into it
I let every promise
Fall off my tongue
You heard “forever”
I meant “come undone”
[Pre-Chorus]
You called me a savior
I called it a game
I wore your trust
Like a name
Then I turned my face
And you saw the blade
Too late, too late
You made me
[Chorus]
You needed a hero
Got a villain
Got a villain
Left you with ashes in my hands
You trusted the wrong one
I was willing
I was willing
Now you’re bleeding where the whole thing stands
(ashes in my hands)
[Bridge]
Look at your hands
Shaking and bare
No one is coming
No one was there
I kept the keys
I kept the flame
I kept the part of you
That still says my name
[Final Chorus]
You needed a hero
Got a villain
Got a villain
Left you with ashes in my hands
You trusted the wrong one
I was willing
I was willing
Now you’re crying where the whole thing stands
(ashes in my hands)
Ashes in my hands
Ashes in my hands
You needed a hero
Got a villain