[Intro]
I was the calm one
Slow hands, soft tone
You turned a good man
Into something carved from stone
[Verse 1]
You swore you loved me
Eyes wet, hands on my chest
But your phone kept buzzing
Names you swore were "just a friend" at best
Pulled up to your side of town
Saw his jacket on your chair
Lip gloss on his collar
My future dying in that air
[Chorus]
You made a villain out of a good man
Built a monster with your two hands (yeah)
Heartbreak, lies, all your cheap tricks
Now I rise from the ashes of your conflict
All this hurt turned holy in my veins
Hear that choir singing rage, singing pain
You made a villain out of a good man
Now you pray that I don’t come back again
[Verse 2]
I used to bring you flowers
Now I bring you silence, heavy, slow
Used to plan our August
Now I’m plotting how to let you know
Every promise that you shattered
Is a blade under my skin
Every tear you never cared for
Is the fuel for what I’ve been
[Bridge]
[low vocal register]
Say my name like I’m the problem
But you scripted every scene
Painted me with all your poison
Then called my fury "being mean"
[whispered vocals]
You built this
You birthed this
You broke this
Now witness
[Chorus]
[Outro]
Dark crown on my forehead
Still the same face that you knew
But the man that would have died for you
He’s buried in the lies you called "true"
[choir swells, distant]
From halo to hollow
From mercy to dread
You forged this fire
Now burn with the bed