Hated The Love You Gave

[Verse 1]
You drew a heart
With a rusted nail
Carved your promise
Till my ribs went pale
You called it healing
While you fed the flame
Kissed my forehead
Then you burned my name
[Chorus]
I hated the love you gave
It felt like a pretty grave
Flowers on the dirt I taste
You called it home
I called it waste
I hated the love you gave
Soft words on a screaming cage
You dressed up the hurt you made
I hated the love
I hated the love you gave
[Verse 2]
You sold me sunlight
Through a shattered pane
Said
“Trust the process”
While it cut my face
You swore you knew me
Better than myself
You kept your halo
On my broken shelf
[Chorus]
I hated the love you gave
It felt like a pretty grave
Flowers on the dirt I taste
You called it home
I called it waste
I hated the love you gave
Soft words on a screaming cage
You dressed up the hurt you made
I hated the love
I hated the love you gave
[Bridge]
Take back your gold
It was painted stone
Every “forever”
Was a sharpened hope
I’m peeling your voice
Out of my veins
You’ll never be holy
In my blood again (again)
[Chorus]
I hated the love you gave
It felt like a pretty grave
Flowers on the dirt I taste
You called it home
I called it waste
I hated the love you gave
Soft words on a screaming cage
You dressed up the hurt you made
I hated the love
I hated the love you gave

metal, Crushing modern metalcore: drop-tuned guitars with chugs and dissonant slides, double-kick bursts under screamed verses, melodic male vocals on a soaring hook. Guttural stacks in the bridge, bass locked tight to the kick, tom-heavy fills into each chorus, vocals right up front and raw.