Wish you were wrong

(Verse 1)

You said I’d never make it out,

Said I’d burn before I found a spark.

Funny how your voice still lives

Somewhere in the backseat of my car.

Every time I almost quit,

I hear your laugh inside my head.

Guess you never realized

You built the monster that you dread.

(Pre-Chorus)

I should probably thank you,

But I’d rather prove you wrong.

(Chorus)

So scream my name when the lights come on,

Tell your friends you knew me all along.

You said I’d crash, you said I’d fall,

Now you’re buying tickets to the show.

You drew a line, I crossed the state,

You closed the door, I found another way.

You wanted me to stay the same…

Too fucking bad. I changed.

(Verse 2)

Now your words don’t hit as hard,

Guess success is thicker than my skin.

Funny how you call me now

Like we were always family back then.

I kept every doubt you threw,

Stacked ‘em higher than the fear.

Now I’m standing on the pile,

You still standing in the mirror.

(Bridge)

Maybe I’m still broken.

Maybe I’m still mad.

Maybe all the best damn things I got

Came from everything we had.

(Final Chorus)

So scream my name when the lights come on,

Pretend you never got it wrong.

You said I’d never be enough,

Now you’re singing every song.

You can keep your apology,

I don’t need another memory.

The best revenge I ever found

Was becoming everything you said I couldn’t be.