[Intro] Somebody said your name too soft. Somebody laughed too late. Now there’s a chair in my head where a liar sits and waits. [Verse 1] Backstage light got a sick green glow, makeup cracked where the truth might show. You came in calm with your coat half wet, phone face down like a quiet threat. I saw one smile in the corner move, one hand drop when I crossed the room. Nothing happened. That’s what hurt. Nothing got teeth when it hides in a word. He said, “Brother, I’m only saying,” voice like silk on a blade he’s laying. Said he heard things, said he hates to speak, then he fed me crumbs for a whole damn week. Now I watch your eyes when the music stops, watch your glass, watch your purse, watch the lock. I used to know you by breath and skin, now a green room monster keeps walking in. [Chorus] Green room monster, don’t look at me. You got my love on a short leash. I hear one whisper, then I can’t sleep. Green room monster, don’t look like me. [Verse 2] You left your scarf on a velvet chair, small red thread in the hallway air. I held it up like a guilty thing, like cloth could talk, like a ring could sing. He said, “Easy, don’t lose your head,” then smiled at the bruise where the rumor spread. Every kind word turned counterfeit, every kiss had a question stitched in it. I checked the mirror, but it checked back first, jaw locked tight and my pulse gone worse. I made a courtroom out of our bed, put a witness stand where your pillow slept. You said my name like I still was home, but I heard his voice in the undertone. That’s how poison learns the blood— it borrows love, then calls it judgment. [Chorus] Green room monster, don’t look at me. You got my love on a short leash. I hear one whisper, then I can’t sleep. Green room monster, don’t look like me. [Bridge] What if I’m wrong? What if I’m right? What if the room just loves a knife? What if the proof was never proof? What if I killed the part that knew you? [Final Chorus] Green room monster, don’t look at me. You got my love on a short leash. I heard one whisper, then I couldn’t sleep. Green room monster, now you look like me. [Outro] The stage went quiet. The glass stayed full. I broke the heart I tried to rule. [End]
