[Verse 1] You left your boots by the door Like you still had a right To come and haunt my porch And kill my Friday night I found your shirt in the chair Still smellin' like rain Now every little thread Just drags me through the pain [Pre-Chorus] I held the soft parts I held the shame I held the sweet lies Then I took the blame Now I see it plain When the hurt came home You filled my hands with shadows And left me cold [Chorus] Take your rotten fruit And your bruised-up lies Take your vegetables And your alibis I loved you good I loved you loud But the bad ones stay And they weigh you down Take your rotten fruit Leave me alone forever Take your rotten fruit I remember every weather [Verse 2] I remember the porch swing Back when we were gold Your hand in my hair And your promises sold Then I remember the shouting The slammed shut door The way you made a home Feel like a war I can taste every good day Like peach on my tongue But the bitter ones linger Long after they're gone [Pre-Chorus] I held the soft parts I held the shame I held the sweet lies Then I took the blame Now I see it plain When the hurt came home You filled my hands with shadows And left me cold [Chorus] Take your rotten fruit And your bruised-up lies Take your vegetables And your alibis I loved you good I loved you loud But the bad ones stay And they weigh you down Take your rotten fruit Leave me alone forever Take your rotten fruit I remember every weather [Bridge] The good ones glow Like a porch light far away But the bad ones cut And they don't fade I forgave too much I folded too low Now I'm cutting loose From the things I know [Final Chorus] Take your rotten fruit And your bruised-up lies Take your vegetables And your alibis I loved you good I loved you loud But the bad ones stay And they weigh you down Take your rotten fruit Leave me alone forever Take your rotten fruit I remember every weather Take your rotten fruit I won't keep the mess Take your rotten fruit You can have the rest
