[Intro]
Teeth out
Blood in my mouth
Smile wide
Yeah, I’m still proud
[Verse 1]
Woke up with my phone in the street
Name on your screen
You ain’t textin’ me, you textin’ who I used to be
Heart on decline
You turned every red flag into a stop sign
I was beggin’ for a green light
You were running every line like a land mine
Now I’m back with the venom in my jaw
Laugh when I lick these scars, they raw
Every “sorry” that you tossed like trash
I stack that, match that, watch it flash
[Pre-Chorus]
You said I’d break, I’d fold, I’d crack
Look at me now
Heavy with the weight of what I lacked
Spit it all out loud
[Chorus]
I bite back
Jaw locked, I don’t choke this time (this time)
You drew blood, now I draw the line
You want love? Better stand in line
‘Cause I bite back
Chewed up every lie you fed
You said I’d beg, I starve instead
You took my heart, I took my head
I bite back
[Verse 2]
You liked me small
On my knees, on call
You fed off the doubt in my chest like it’s alcohol
Now it’s gasoline
Match in my teeth, I breathe
You built a throne out of all my needs
Now I light that seat
[low vocal register] Let it sear, let it sting, let it mark you
Every ghost in my room still guards you
But I’m done with the chains and the half-truths
Rip that page, that script, that tattoo
[Pre-Chorus]
You said I’m lost, I’m late, off track
Look at me now
I’m the crash you can’t take back
Hear me scream it out
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[whispered vocals] Don’t flinch now
You taught me how
How to hurt, how to hide, how to hollow out
[full voice] I learned one more thing from the fall, in fact
If you cut too deep
It grows teeth, grows claws, fights back
[Chorus]
[crescendo]