[Verse 1]
Six years in your shadow
Six years in your bed
I kept the house warm
You kept a second name in your head
I still see that first kiss
Lipstick on my wine glass rim
Now the whole room feels colder
Like I was never real to him
[Pre-Chorus]
You wore sweet words like armor
I wore hope like a bruise
Now I’m counting the cracks
In the lies you choose
[Chorus]
You chose the lie
Over me
You chose the lie
I can see
I was your girl
You were my thief
You chose the lie
Now let me breathe
[Verse 2]
I learned your keys on the counter
Your phone face-down at dawn
The same old smell on your collar
When the truth was almost gone
You made my smallness heavier
You made my faith feel thin
Called it love, then turned it violent
Left me standing in the pin
[Pre-Chorus]
You wore sweet words like armor
I wore hope like a bruise
Now I’m done with the silence
And the stories you choose
[Chorus]
You chose the lie
Over me
You chose the lie
I can see
I was your girl
You were my thief
You chose the lie
Now let me breathe
[Bridge]
I remember my own name
Before you bent it down
I remember my own laugh
Before you shut it out
I’m taking back the mirror
I’m taking back my skin
If your love was a prison
Then I’m done living in it
[Final Chorus]
You chose the lie
Over me
You chose the lie
I can see
I was your girl
You were my thief
You chose the lie
Now let me breathe
You chose the lie
Let it die
You chose the lie
I survive