Louder then words

Her name was Katherine, a storm in disguise

Cut me down with her fists and her pretty little lies

She broke me quiet, behind closed doors

Smiled for the world while I bled on the floor

I was blind, yeah, I still asked her out

Thought love could fix what hate wrapped in doubt

She said, “I need you,” then threw me aside

Beat me down, but I still tried

She'd say, "I love you" with a clenched-up hand

I kept pretending she'd understand

But pain don’t lie, it screams in your head

And I almost listened to it, lying in bed…

But now I know —

Actions speak louder than words

And hers were weapons, every one burned

You don’t get to call that love, not what you did

You were just a storm, and I was a kid

But I’m still here, yeah I’ve been through worse

And now I know —

Actions speak louder than words

She got me kicked out, tore me from home

Turned my whole world into a warzone

And I hated myself more every day

Thought maybe death was the only escape

But I crawled through that hell, found my breath

Told the voice in my head, “Not yet, not death”

I got out, I survived that curse

Learned to trust actions…

Not sweet little words

Now I know —

Actions speak louder than words

And hers were knives, but I’ve finally learned

You don’t get to play the victim when you’re the one

Leaving bruises and calling it love

I wear my scars, but I broke that verse

Yeah, I know now —

Actions speak louder than words

She used to win, now she’s just the past

A name in a song that’ll never last

She didn’t break me — she tried, she failed

Now I write the story, I lift the veil

'Cause I know —

Actions speak louder than words

And I found peace in the lessons that hurt

No more walking blind into open flames

No more mistaking love for chains

I’m free, I’m stronger, I’ve reversed the curse

'Cause I know now —

Actions speak louder than words