[Verse 1] Blue lights on the driveway Kids half-asleep in the backseat You were selling them stories They were buying your bad dream Cops standing in my hallway You smiled like you knew them They saw the tears on my T-shirt Still believed you instead of the bruises [Chorus] This is the chorus of control Every verse You take my soul You make me doubt what I remember Set me on fire Call it “tender” But I say no more Not this time You don’t get this body This mind I might be shaking Crawling on the floor But I’m not yours Not anymore [Verse 2] Church bench Whisper in the back row They prayed for you Never asked my name Family turned into a closed door Said “It can’t be that bad You’re to blame” Shelter bed Blinking at the ceiling Nerves shot New pills on the tray Body doesn’t move like it used to Still I drag myself through every day [Chorus] This is the chorus of control Every verse You take my soul You make me doubt what I remember Set me on fire Call it “tender” But I say no more Not this time You don’t get this body This mind I might be shaking Crawling on the floor But I’m not yours Not anymore [Bridge] You said I was crazy Till I almost believed it You emptied my world Till I couldn’t see it Built myself back From splinters and scars For what To feel Still locked in your bars? Will it ever get better? I whisper to the dark Tiny Tired question Still a stubborn spark [low vocal register] I’m not your secret story I’m not your silent war [build] These broken bones are learning How to be more [Chorus] This is the chorus of control Every verse You take my soul You make me doubt what I remember Set me on fire Call it “tender” But I say no more Not this time You don’t get this body This mind I might be shaking Crawling on the floor But I’m not yours Not anymore Ill keep fighting Until I'm finally free Til then, my mind, my body, this life, Belongs ONLY to me.
