Verse 1 You built a monster out of quiet Out of words I never said Watched me stand beside the enemy And called me dead You never asked what I was learning Never asked what it cost You just sharpened all your judgments And named me lost I learned their breathing I learned their tells While you were counting every sin I was mapping how to send them to hell And then I see you — standing whole Like none of it was for you ⸻ Pre-Chorus (lift + rhythm) You look at me like I chose wrong Like I broke and never rose But you never stopped to wonder Why I stood where no one goes ⸻ Chorus (main hook – repeatable) You thought I was the villain You never saw the blade I stood inside the fire So you wouldn’t burn the same I let them call me traitor I let my name decay I did it all to bring you back And you still walked away (“You should have known”) (“You should have known”) (“You should have known”) ⸻ Verse 2 (more melodic, less wordy) I dirtied my hands to bring you home Did you ever ask me why? You watched the smoke, you judged the fire Never read my eyes You never asked what I was learning Never asked who I became You just decided I was lost And let me take the blame Then you turned and made it worse Chose him right in front of me Like every line I crossed for you Was something you refused to see ⸻ Pre-Chorus 2 (short, biting) You wanted clean, not right You wanted easy truth So you let another man Rewrite what I did for you ⸻ Chorus (repeat – stronger harmony) You thought I was the villain You never saw the plan I stood close enough to hell To hear how it ends us all I sold my peace, my name, my crown I paid in blood and rage I did it all to save you And you still walked away ⸻ Bridge (singable jealousy, controlled) He stands there like he earned your trust Like he didn’t steal it in the dark Does he know I still remember Every place I left my mark? I hate that I still know your tells Your breath, your shaking hands I learned how to dismantle gods And still don’t understand ⸻ Final Chorus (anthem version) You can call me monster, traitor, fool Say I lost my way But remember who stood in shadow So you could stand in day I didn’t do this to be forgiven I didn’t do this to be clean I did this because loving you Turned me into what you see (“You thought I was the villain”) (“You thought I was the villain”) (“You thought I was the villain”) ⸻ Outro (simple, devastating) I won’t beg you to understand I won’t ask you to stay Just know when the war is done — I was right, I was furious And I loved you anyway
