[Verse 1]
I fought for you to be free
Put my back on the line
I paid that cost in blood
So you could stand in mine
And the first thing you did
With the freedom I gave
Was turn your face on me
Like I dug my own grave
I stayed consistent, baby
Stayed on the same track
You kept moving sideways
Then you stabbed from the back
[Pre-Chorus]
You say I changed
But you know that’s a lie
I held the door open
You watched me bleed dry
[Chorus]
Freedom turned cold
Freedom turned cold (cold)
I gave you the road
You threw me stones (stones)
I stayed the same
You broke the code
Freedom turned cold
Freedom turned cold
[Verse 2]
I don’t need your mercy
I don’t need your shame
I know what I carried
And I know who to blame
You wear my sacrifice
Like it came from nowhere
Then you bite the hand
And call that fair
But I remember nights
When you couldn’t stand
Now you got your voice
And you use it against my hands
[Pre-Chorus]
You say I changed
But you know that’s a lie
I held the door open
You watched me bleed dry
[Chorus]
Freedom turned cold
Freedom turned cold (cold)
I gave you the road
You threw me stones (stones)
I stayed the same
You broke the code
Freedom turned cold
Freedom turned cold
[Bridge]
If you ever look back
Don’t twist what you see
I was fighting for you
You were fighting me
And that’s the truth
No matter what you say
I opened the gate
You ran the other way
[Chorus]
Freedom turned cold
Freedom turned cold (cold)
I gave you the road
You threw me stones (stones)
I stayed the same
You broke the code
Freedom turned cold
Freedom turned cold