Katherine

I used to flinch when the door would creak,

Heart on edge, voice too weak.

You’d come in swinging with that vodka rage,

Every night another war, another cage.

Shards of glass, broken trust,

Love turned fear, turned into dust.

I lost myself in your poison kiss,

You called it love — it felt like fists.

(Chorus)

Katherine, you carved your name in scars,

Lit a fire, then blamed me for the sparks.

Told me “Drink,” said, “Be a man,”

Till I couldn’t stand, couldn’t understand.

You were the storm I couldn’t flee,

Katherine, what the hell did you do to me?

(Verse 2)

Whiskey lips and bloodshot lies,

Pressure pouring like your cries.

You said if I left, I’d never be free,

But freedom came the night I bled to leave.

I wore your bruises like a second skin,

Your threats, your games, your twisted grin.

Now every bottle looks like you,

But I’ve learned to say no — I’m pushing through.

(Chorus)

Katherine, you carved your name in scars,

Lit a fire, then blamed me for the sparks.

Told me “Drink,” said, “Be a man,”

Till I couldn’t stand, couldn’t understand.

You were the storm I couldn’t flee,

Katherine, what the hell did you do to me?

(Bridge)

But I’m not your puppet anymore,

I’ve shut that haunted, slamming door.

Your shadow’s long, but mine is wide —

And I’ve got daylight on my side.

(Final Chorus)

Katherine, your grip is finally gone,

Your echo’s fading with each dawn.

I took the pain, I took the fall,

But I rose again — I’ve claimed it all.

You were the storm I couldn’t flee...

But I’m not drowning now — I’m finally free.