[Verse 1]
You let me pick the poison
You smiled and called it choice
Thought I found my balance
You were shifting every floorboard
Every “chance” you handed
Already carved in stone
I was busy counting blessings
You were counting how they’d own me
[Chorus]
You were the puppet from the start
But it was my veins in your hands
Every word
Every move
Every “accident”
Folded to your quiet plan
You never had to raise your voice
You just bent my faith till it snapped
You were pulling all the strings from the dark
Since the first “you can trust me” you said
[Verse 2]
You dressed the hook in kindness
You wrapped the trap in care
You taught me how to doubt me
Till your version felt like air
Every time I tried to leave
You were waiting at the door
Already knew what I would say
Fed the script into my throat
[Chorus]
You were the puppet from the start
But it was my veins in your hands
Every word
Every move
Every “accident”
Folded to your quiet plan
You never had to raise your voice
You just bent my faith till it snapped
You were pulling all the strings from the dark
Since the first “you can trust me” you said
[Bridge]
You mapped my fears in fine print
You filed my scars by name
You knew which memory to flick
To make me stay
Stay
Stay
I see your fingerprints now
On every “random” ache
Every path I thought I chose
Leads back to your erased face
[Chorus]
You were the puppet from the start
But it was my veins in your hands
Every word
Every move
Every “accident”
Folded to your quiet plan
You never had to raise your voice
You just bent my faith till it snapped
You were pulling all the strings from the dark
And you called that twisted game “love” instead