[Spoken Intro] I believed if I stayed, Everything would work out. I was wrong. ⸻ [Verse 1] You ask me to explain what you already decided, Call me toxic for questioning what you provided. I slow my words, you watch my reactions, I change the phrasing, hoping something catches. But you don’t hear a thing that I say, You repeat yourself, we’re stuck that way. Over and over, rewind, press play, Repeated conversation, losing yet another day. ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] You question things that didn’t need questioning, I explained them just to keep the peace intact. questions turning into accusations, And as I struggle to explain it all blurred into fact. And I’m losing my mind — yeah, I lose all track of time. ⸻ [Chorus] You’re quicksand pulling on my hand, It looks like you’re helping me stand. But every time I tried to move, You buried me deeper and — It happened time and time again. I’m sinking, Got me questioning my thinking — You’re quicksand pulling on my hand. Quicksand pulling on my hand. ⸻ [Verse 2] You had me managing your emotions, had me thinking that was devotion. If you say I’m always hurting you, There’s no space left for what I’m going through. I replay nights, the things you said, Question the truth, you live in my head. When I cried, you called me immature, You said “too much empathy” — are you ****** sure? ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] Time and time again, I tried to understand your pain. Making myself smaller, Sinking in your shame. ⸻ [Chorus] You’re quicksand pulling on my hand, I thought you were helping me stand. But every time I tried to move, You buried me deeper and — It’s happening time and time again. I’m sinking, Got me questioning my thinking — You’re quicksand pulling on my hand. Quicksand pulling on my hand. ⸻ [Bridge] So I stopped explaining. I stopped filling the space. I let the silence sit there, Yet nothing took its place. You leaned in harder, tried to pull me back. And it became so clear — This was never about truth, But keeping me in fear. ⸻ [Final Chorus] You’re quicksand pulling on my hand, I thought you’d help me stand. But every time I tried to move, You watched me fall right where I am. I’m done defending, done pretending I was one half of your game. The more I tried to explain, The deeper I sank in the sand. ⸻ [Outro] I wish there was a way to explain To help you stop hurting yourself this way. But doing that would mean Stepping back into your game. That’s the real shame.
