Verse 1 It's horrifying, how sad you make me feel You tried to pull the support card, like it's real I do nothing but support you, love you, try to help But the smallest thing I ask, you can't give it yourself Pre-Chorus Years of me just begging for the simple things Simple things that shouldn't be so hard to give Feels like I'm the one holding all the strings While you just stand there, watching me live Chorus I'm with you every day, but you're not with me Never present, mentally You pull me close then push me away Strings don't pull no more — I'm done playing your game Verse 2 Done trash things to me, I forgave every one All I wanted was attention, that's it, nothing else, none You won't talk to me, you won't look me in the eye You don't even look happy — I gotta ask you why Pre-Chorus Years of me just begging for the simple things Simple things that shouldn't be so hard to give Feels like I'm the one holding all the strings While you just stand there, watching me live Chorus I'm with you every day, but you're not with me Never present, mentally You pull me close then push me away Strings don't pull no more — I'm done playing your game Bridge (half-time, stripped, exposed — the strings fraying one by one) Imagine having someone who just wants your time And you slam it in their face, call it a crime One string frays, then another, then the last one goes I ask for you, not your money — that's all I ever asked, you know Final Chorus (fuller now, weight added underneath — not brighter, just heavier, like the last string finally snapping) I'm with you every day, but you're not with me Never present, mentally You pull me close then push me away Strings don't pull no more — I'm done playing your game Outro (thinning down, distant, like the strings going slack) No more strings... no more strings... deny, deny
