[Intro – low piano, distant strings] Yeah… Nah… That wasn’t love… [silence – 2 bars] I know what love is… I gave you all of mine… [Verse 1] That wasn’t love, don’t call it that Love don’t leave scars where trust was at Love don’t smile while it twists the knife Then call the damage “part of life” That wasn’t love, I know the feel Love don’t fake what ain’t real I gave you all of me, no half My soul, my time, my aftermath [silence – 1 bar] And you took it like it owed to you… [Chorus – emotional, melodic] It wasn’t love… That’s not what love looks like Love don’t burn your world to ash Then disappear into the night It wasn’t love… I know because I gave it And when my glory faded out You were the first to trade it [Verse 2] When I was shining, you stayed near Clapped for me loud so all could hear But when the gold began to rust You turned your back like I was dust The room got cold, the masks came off You left me bleeding, walked it off A lesson dressed in pretty skin A beast disguised as discipline [silence – 2 bars] Beauty wore the face of love… And I believed it… [Chorus] It wasn’t love… That’s not what love looks like Love don’t build a home with you Then vanish when the walls ignite It wasn’t love… It only wore the costume A lovely face, a velvet voice A mouth that led me to ruin [Bridge – spoken / stripped instrumentation] I should’ve seen it sooner… Before it ate my years… Before it drank my peace… Before it wore my heart like a trophy… [silence – 4 bars] Before I confused hunger… for affection… [Verse 3] It took my youth, it took my trust Turned sacred things to ash and dust Made pain a room I learned to know Made wounds I didn’t dare to show But hear me now, I made it through And what destroyed me sharpened truth So thank you for the mask you wore I see much clearer than before [silence – 1 bar] [Final Chorus – triumphant pain] It wasn’t love… That’s not what love looks like And now I know the difference clear Between devotion and disguise It wasn’t love… So thank you for the lesson You broke my heart, but not my path I’m not missing my direction [Outro – final realization] Thank you… For leaving when you did… [silence – 2 bars] I almost missed my train… [piano fade]
