[Verse 1]
I thought I knew the rules by heart
Then watched the good things come apart
You raised a house with borrowed hands
They learned to take, not understand
[Pre-Chorus]
You gave them shelter from the cold
They sold the pieces you had sewn
[Chorus]
And all they paid you back was poison
A cheap disguise, a hollow choice
They left their family calling crazy
Now every road bends back to regret
You built them up to stand so tall
They turned around and watched you fall
[Verse 2]
They wore your patience like a suit
Then dragged your name through every room
A practiced smile, a practiced lie
A door slammed shut, no last goodbye
[Pre-Chorus]
You kept the truth beneath your tongue
While they mistook your grief for dust
[Chorus]
And all they paid you back was poison
A cheap disguise, a hollow choice
They left their family calling crazy
Now every road bends back to regret
You built them up to stand so tall
They turned around and watched you fall
[Bridge]
One day the mirror will stay still
No borrowed blame, no one to kill
The silence will remember names
And guilt will rise without a flame
[Final Chorus]
And all they paid you back was poison
No pretty words can change the cost
They left their family calling crazy
Now every road bends back to what they lost
You built them up to stand so tall
They turned around and watched you fall
In the end, they’ll know for sure
What love was worth, and what they ruined
[Outro]
I thought I knew
But now I know
Some wounds grow roots
And never let go