[Verse 1]
I seen his name on your screen
Like a knife in my sleep
Now my hands won't sit still
And my chest feels cheap
You said it was over
But I read it in the room
Your eyes went to the floor
Like a storm coming soon
I keep pacing these walls
With my jaw locked tight
Thinking one bad move
Could erase this night
[Pre-Chorus]
But I know that pain
Don't make it right
I know that fire
Can burn my life
I'm hurt, I'm raw
I'm out my mind
Still I hear one voice
Say, "Leave him behind"
[Chorus]
I don't want to be that man
(I don't want to be that man)
I don't want to wear his blood
On my hands, on my hands
You broke me open first
Now I'm fighting what I am
I don't want to be that man
(I don't want to be that man)
[Verse 2]
His shadow hits my thoughts
When the bus door shuts
When I pass his block
My whole body tugs
I imagine revenge
Then I hate myself
'Cause I know that kind of dark
Never helps
You took my trust
And you split it clean
Now anger keeps whispering
Mean, mean things
But I see your face
In the back of my head
And I know if I cross that line
We both stay dead
[Pre-Chorus]
But I know that pain
Don't make it right
I know that fire
Can burn my life
I'm hurt, I'm raw
I'm out my mind
Still I hear one voice
Say, "Leave him behind"
[Chorus]
I don't want to be that man
(I don't want to be that man)
I don't want to wear his blood
On my hands, on my hands
You broke me open first
Now I'm fighting what I am
I don't want to be that man
(I don't want to be that man)
[Bridge]
So I put the blade down
I let my knees hit the floor
If I lose myself tonight
I can't come back for more
Let the hurt talk loud
Let it shake this frame
I can hate you and survive
I don't need his name
[Final Chorus]
I don't want to be that man
(I don't want to be that man)
I don't want to wear his blood
On my hands, on my hands
You broke me open first
But I won't become the blame
I don't want to be that man
(I don't want to be that man)