[Verse 1] Neon lights on my collarbone Walking past you like I don’t know You said “she’s better,” said it real bold Funny how I’m still the story you told Mirrorball heart, but I cracked the frame Watched you fumble while I changed my name You wanted soft, I became flame Now you’re choking on the smoke of my fame [Pre-Chorus] You traded gold for a cheaper shine Said she’s real, but she’s carbon copy mine I cried once, yeah, I won’t deny But I look better every time I don’t reply [Chorus] So go ahead, say she’s better than me Say it loud like you need it to be I’m the upgrade you couldn’t keep I’m the lesson you’ll never delete You left me once, now you watch me rise From the back of the crowd to the front of the lights She’s your now, but I’m your “what if” Yeah, I’m the one you don’t get over with [Verse 2] Red lipstick, revenge dress I don’t compete, I just impress You wanted quiet, wanted tame Now I scream my name in the rain She gets your weekends, I get the crown You get regrets when I’m in your town Funny how you’re looking now Like you lost the best thing you ever found [Pre-Chorus] You said love shouldn’t hurt this way But you chose comfort over flames Now I dance where the hurt once stayed Turning your “almost” into my stage [Chorus] So go ahead, say she’s better than me Say it loud like you need it to be I’m the upgrade you couldn’t keep I’m the lesson you’ll never delete You left me once, now you watch me rise From the back of the crowd to the front of the lights She’s your now, but I’m your “what if” Yeah, I’m the one you don’t get over with [Bridge] (drop everything—slow walk, eye contact) If she’s better, why you still here? Why my name taste bitter, not clear? I healed, I glowed, I moved on clean You stayed the same, that’s the difference between [Final Chorus] Go ahead, say she’s better than me Say it till you almost believe I’m the ghost in your luxury The truth in your insecurity You chose her, yeah, that’s your right But I chose me—and I won the fight She’s your now, I’m your “what if” Yeah, I’m the one you don’t get over with [Outro] Camera flash, I don’t look back Best revenge is the life I have Fade to black—but remember this You lost me once. And you never fixed it.
