Original Lyrics ©2026 Âmenrûlante. All rights reserved. [Vocal: male low-tenor / upper-baritone | dry close delivery | controlled rasp | clear diction | precise rhythm | restrained intensity] [Verse 1 | stalking groove | low-register restraint | palm-muted guitars | tom-heavy drums | dry intimate vocal] You called me every name you had Threw each label like a stone I wore some like a jacket Left the worst ones at your door I know the part I played back then Sharpened words, I drew that line But I don’t live inside your script Or your version of my crimes [Pre-Chorus 1 | tension building | vocal opens slightly | rising guitar chords | drums increase weight | no backing chants] You want me carved in black and white Pinned to your wall as the proof you were right But I’ve seen myself from both sides now I don’t need you here to point it out [Chorus 1 | broad melodic lift | double-tracked lead vocal | wide open guitars | full driving drums | sparse harmony support] I’m the villain in my own story Not the monster living under your bed You can keep that portrait of me Hanging crooked in your head If it helps you make some sense of this Yeah, I’ll wear your bitterness But you’re not my nemesis You're not my nemesis [Verse 2 | same stalking identity | slightly greater drive | restrained grit | active bass movement | drums more insistent] I remember every bitter fight How I twisted every doubt Not pretending I was gentle I just finally figured it out You were never built to break me I should've just walked out that door You were caught in the crossfire And a casualty of war [Pre-Chorus 2 | stronger build | firmer vocal conviction | rising guitar tension | tom-driven lift | no gang vocals] You want a clean and simple cause A single face to blame your scars But I’ve tracked my patterns, traced my lines They start and end inside my mind [Chorus 2 | fuller than first chorus | double-tracked lead | wide guitars | heavier drums | controlled backing harmonies] I’m the villain in my own story Not the shadow crawling through your past You can shout my name in anger Carve it out with shattered glass If it helps you make some sense of this Yeah, I’ll stand inside that myth But you’re not my nemesis You're not my nemesis [Bridge | abrupt dynamic reduction | exposed low-register vocal | sparse bass and guitar pulse | drums minimal | intimate and confessional] I don’t need your absolution (no) I won't beg you to understand I'll answer to the One who knows me Staring back with nail-scarred hands [Bridge Build | gradual intensity increase | vocal conviction rising | drums re-enter deliberately | guitars widen slowly | no sudden explosion] I’m the only constant culprit In every mess I ever made You were just one story ending Not the curse I have to break [Final Chorus Part I | emotional release | full-band return | double-tracked lead vocal | wide sustained guitars | powerful controlled drums] I’m the villain in my own story Not the nightmare you keep on repeat You can paint me in your memory All serrated and incomplete If it helps you make some sense of this Go ahead, I won’t resist But you’re not my nemesis You're not my nemesis [Final Chorus Part II | continue without reset | maximum emotional scale | lead vocal remains dominant | restrained harmony widening | no key change] Keep your legend, keep your glory I’ll keep walking, blood on my hands You can hate the way you knew me I’ve made peace with who I am I’m the villain in my own story And that’s the only war that fits You’re not my nemesis You’re just where this ending is [Outro: Big finish | decisive final line | sustained full-band ending | clean stop | no fade | no improvised vocals]
