Verse 1 (raw, grounded)
You didn’t shatter all at once
It was quiet, slow, and subtle
Little cracks I couldn’t see
Till I couldn’t hold me together
Every word, every lie
Twisted truth I justified
I was bending just to keep
Something already out of reach
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Pre-Chorus
And I stayed when I should’ve walked away
Gave you chances I can’t reclaim
Something in me slipped that day
And I’ve never been the same
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Chorus (your line anchored, but heavier meaning)
In time one knows, as their love grows
To whom their heart belongs
No chance, no slow—I didn’t know
You’d undo me all along
Holding tight with all my might
Like love would make you stay
But breaking me was your first move
There was no other way
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Verse 2 (your reaction, but honest)
So I became what I hated most
Just to feel like I had control
Thought if I could even the score
I wouldn’t feel it anymore
But I lost more than I could win
Trying not to feel again
I wasn’t me, I wasn’t whole
Just a version you helped mold
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Pre-Chorus 2
I see it clear now looking back
Pain doesn’t justify the act
But I know exactly where it started
And why I fell apart like that
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Chorus (catchier + shift)
In time one knows, as their love grows
To whom their heart belongs
No chance, no slow—I see it now
I stayed in something wrong
Holding tight cost me my life
In ways I can’t explain
But what you broke, I rebuilt strong
I won’t be that again
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Bridge (THIS is your girl power moment)
You don’t get to take my name
And tie it to your mistakes
You don’t get to own the damage
That you helped create
I went dark, I went lost
Yeah, I paid a heavy cost
But I found something in the fall
You never had at all
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Final Chorus (empowered, still catchy)
In time I know, my love has grown
And now my heart’s my own
No fear, no slow—I let you go
I’m stronger on my own
I held on tight, I lost the fight
But I survived the pain
And what you broke, I turned to gold
I won’t break that way again
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Outro (simple, haunting, repeatable)
You broke me first…
But I built me back
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