Soon As I Crossed That Line

[Verse 1]
Packed up my pain in a Walmart bag
One-way ticket, dust in my throat
Oklahoma rearview, red dirt sky
All I had left was your "come on, go"
You said, "Baby, I got you, you safe here"
Air mattress, two plates, two dreams
You knew I burned every bridge back home
Still you smiled, said, "Jump, believe me"
You watched me call my mama, say
"I'm alright, she the one I need"
You listened while I closed that door
Knew I had nowhere else to be
[Chorus]
Soon as I crossed that line
You turned my hope to a joke
You knew I had no place to run
Still you threw my heart in the road
You say it's all in my mind
Like I made up every blow
Amy, you fed on my need, my life
Then you kicked me out to the cold
[Verse 2]
You loved when I begged just to stay inside
Loved when I shrank just to fit your pride
Every fight turned into court in your kitchen
You the judge, you the tears, you the victim, right?
Calling me crazy, then calling me crying
Twisting my words into knives on your tongue
I slept in my hoodie, my shoes by the door
‘Cause I felt that storm way before it ever come
One trash bag, my whole new start
You tossed it at me like spare change
"Get out," on a Tuesday, sky so plain
But it carved your name on my ache and rage
[Chorus]
Soon as I crossed that line
You turned my hope to a joke
You knew I had no place to run
Still you threw my heart in the road
You say it's all in my mind
Like I made up every blow
Amy, you fed on my need, my life
Then you kicked me out to the cold
[Bridge]
Now I'm couch to couch
Still I’m proud I’m out
From your mirror maze
From your poison mouth
Yeah, you took my trust
Tried to take my voice
But I still get to choose
How I tell this choice
[Chorus]
Soon as I crossed that line
You turned my hope to a joke
You knew I had no place to run
Still you threw my heart in the road
You say it's all in my mind
But I know what I was shown
Amy, you fed on my need, my life
Now I'm gone, and I'm taking my soul

rap, Moody Midwest hip-hop, male vocals. Dark, swung drums over cold piano loop and distant pads; subtle 808 glide under a conversational, confessional flow. Verses stay restrained and detailed, hook grows bigger with stacked harmonies and a distorted vocal double. Final chorus strips to piano and vocal for a hollow, heartbroken outro.