[verse 1] i used to be a walking warning now i'm more of a disclaimer i used to blame you for my problems now i know exactly where they came from i've been doing all the reading i've been learning all the terms and the things that used to burn us down are now "areas of concern" i've got a whole new way of talking about the things i haven't changed and if you listen really closely you'll hear how far i've come today [pre-chorus] i've been through the whole damn process every verse and every stage and the person that i was before is on a different page [chorus] i'm cured, i'm cured i finally found the words for every single thing i do that makes your life much worse i'm healed, i'm free i'm everything i said i'd be and if you don't believe i've changed that's something you should work through with me [verse 2] my red flags are still decorative but now they're ethically displayed i forgive myself on your behalf in a much more mindful way my therapist still thinks i'm funny but i've learned to let her speak and i only interrupt her maybe four or five times a week i'm above all this, you know though i'd rather you didn't notice and i'm sorry for the self-awareness but i've really learned to own it [pre-chorus] i don't need your validation i've internalized my worth though it'd help if you could mention how much progress i've unearthed [chorus] i'm cured, i'm cured i finally found the words for every single thing i do that makes your life much worse i'm healed, i'm free i'm everything i said i'd be and if you don't believe i've changed that's something you should work through with me [bridge: clean guitar, intimate vocal, almost painfully sincere] and maybe i still hurt you in the ways i always did maybe knowing why i do it doesn't fix the things i did maybe all this self-reflection is just another place to hide maybe i should stop explaining and just listen for a while [long pause] [quietly] you're right. [another pause] i'm sorry. [drums begin building softly] [spoken, almost embarrassed] ...wow. i think that was the first time i actually meant it. [full-band explosion] [final chorus: enormous gang vocals, soaring lead guitar] I'M CURED, I'M CURED I FINALLY FOUND THE WORDS FOR EVERY SINGLE THING I DO THAT MAKES YOUR LIFE MUCH WORSE I'M HEALED, I'M FREE I'M EVERYTHING I SAID I'D BE AND IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE I'VE CHANGED THAT'S SOMETHING YOU SHOULD WORK THROUGH WITH ME [post-chorus: euphoric gang vocals] whoa-oh-oh, look how far i've come whoa-oh-oh, still the same old one whoa-oh-oh, but now i understand every reason i'm a difficult man [outro: instruments gradually strip away, leaving acoustic guitar] i used to be a walking warning now i'm more of a disclaimer i used to blame you for my problems [brief pause] now i know exactly who to blame.
