Split Ends & False Starts

[Verse 1 – sung, edge of tension] You handed me closure in a paper cup I drank it down and spit blood up Told myself “this is growing up” But the mirror just cracked where I touched [Pre-Chorus – whispered, rising pressure] I folded again Like the note I never sent You were the spark But I burned for content [Chorus – yelled/sung, raw throat] Cut me out — clean, like split ends! Don’t pretend You didn’t pull tight ‘til the strands all bent This was never mended Just frayed, then defended I’m not broken, just not pretending [Verse 2 – sung with sharp delivery] Your silence wore teeth behind its grin I slept on the floor of what we lived in These walls weren’t home, they were proof That even ghosts can outgrow the truth [Bridge – screamed, full emotional rupture] You said, “Be better!” but meant “Be quiet!” Now my voice is a riot Every echo’s a siren I won’t ask twice This time I bite [Chorus – screamed/yelled over harmony] Cut me out — clean, like split ends! Don’t pretend You didn’t pull tight ‘til the strands all bent This was never mended Just frayed, then defended I’m not broken, just not pretending [Outro – softly sung, strained] False starts, fake ends I was more than what you tried to mend Now I’m the version you’ll never forget Not the girl, but the threat