The Debt You Paid in Blood

​[Verse 1]
​I sharpened every blade to keep the monsters from your bed
I fought a long, long battle with the voices in my head.
I kept looking at the next day, like a promise on a hill
Thinking if I saved you, you would finally stand still.
But your eyes were always wandering, seeking out a flame
Searching for a stranger who didn't even know your name.

​[Pre-Chorus]
​I was the blood, I was the kin, I was the one who stayed
But you were looking for a king to rule the mess you made.
You traded in a lifetime for a moment in his arms
And left your only daughter to the winter and the storms.

​[Chorus]
​You had a choice between the light and a shadow in a suit
You chose the man who broke you, and you threw away the fruit.
I was the one who fought for you, the one who held the line
But you chose him over me—you chose his heart over mine.
Now the war is finished, and the smoke is turning black
I’m gone into the distance, and I’m never coming back.

​[Verse 2]
​Is he worth the empty bedroom? Is he worth the quiet halls?
Does he hear the way I used to scream behind these heavy walls?
You looked at him and saw a god, you looked at me and saw a chore
So I’m walking through the exit and I’m locking up the door.
Mystery in the shadows, let the secret be your prize
I hope you find your heaven in his cold and hollow eyes.

​[Bridge]
​(Whispered, haunting layer)
A daughter is a legacy, a man is just a thief
You gave him all your loyalty and gave me all the grief.
I stood between you and the end for a thousand nights or more
But you’d rather be his shadow than the girl I’m fighting for.

​[Chorus]
​You had a choice between the light and a shadow in a suit
You chose the man who broke you, and you threw away the fruit.
I was the one who fought for you, the one who held the line
But you chose him over me—you chose his heart over mine.
Now the war is finished, and the smoke is turning black
I’m gone into the distance, and I’m never coming back.

​[Outro]
​(Music strips back to a distorted synth drone)
I’m gone...
The daughter you traded for a touch.
The battle is over.
He was everything.
And I was too much.
(Final cold heartbeat sound... stop.)

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