[Verse 1]
It started as a sentence
Flicked off of someone’s tongue
By lunchtime it was gospel
By night it weighed a ton
Phone lit up like a siren
Same question in every text
Did you really…?
They don’t even need the rest
[Chorus]
One rumor took my name and ran it through the ground
Turned every “hey” into “I heard about…”
Door after door slams
I’m talking to the walls
You believe a stranger more than all our years of calls
I’m standing in the wreckage
Begging you to look
I lost my work
Lost my friends
Over something I never took
You keep the story
I keep the blame
One rumor
And it stole my name
[Verse 2]
Boss called me in on Monday
Chair cold
Eyes hard
Eyes tired
Said
“You know how this is looking”
Like the truth could be retired
Cleared out my little desk space
Picture frames in a cardboard box
Funny how a decade’s effort
Fits inside a couple socks
[Chorus]
One rumor took my name and ran it through the ground
Turned every “hey” into “I heard about…”
Door after door slams
I’m talking to the walls
You believe a stranger more than all our years of calls
I’m standing in the wreckage
Begging you to look
I lost my work
Lost my friends
Over something I never took
You keep the story
I keep the blame
One rumor
And it stole my name
[Bridge]
Do you remember who I was
Before the whispers got too loud?
Would you recognize my face
If I wasn’t dragged through the crowd?
I replay every moment
Trying to find the missing proof
But you can’t cross-examine gossip
You can’t put a lie on the stand for the truth (oh no)
[Chorus]
One rumor took my name and ran it through the ground
Turned every “hey” into “I heard about…”
Door after door slams
I’m talking to the walls
You believe a stranger more than all our years of calls
I’m standing in the wreckage
But I’m still right here
Even if my reputation disappears
You keep the story
I’ll bear the flame
One rumor
But I’m more than my name