[Verse 1] You say the words I need to hear Then disappear when I get near You know exactly where it hurts Then act like I misunderstood your words You keep me guessing, keep me close Give me enough, then give me less You call it love when you want control Then blame my heart for wanting more [Pre-Chorus] You learned the rules before I knew the game You knew my heart was yours to rearrange Every time I tried to walk away You found another reason I should stay [Chorus] You play your mind games Like feeling is a weakness You turn my trust against me Then call it being honest You make me question Every word I say Like caring too much Is something I should change If having a heart makes me easy to break Then I'll take that risk for my own sake You can keep your games You can keep your reasons I won't be ashamed Of the way that I feel [Verse 2] You measure every move I make To see how much that I can take You give affection, then pull away Just to watch me chase another day You twist the truth until it fits Then make me doubt the things I saw You never wanted something real You wanted someone you could control [Pre-Chorus] You learned exactly what to say To make my confidence decay But now I see the pattern clear Your power only worked when I stayed here [Chorus] You play your mind games Like feeling is a weakness You turn my trust against me Then call it being honest You make me question Every word I say Like caring too much Is something I should change If having a heart makes me easy to break Then I'll take that risk for my own sake You can keep your games You can keep your reasons I won't be ashamed Of the way that I feel [Bridge] Maybe I was never hard enough Maybe I gave more than you could give But I'd rather feel the hurt of truth Than lose myself just to make this work You can win every argument You can make yourself look right But when nobody's left to fool Tell me, what did you gain tonight? [Final Chorus] You played your mind games But feeling wasn't weakness I gave you something honest You turned it into pieces You made me question Every part of who I am But I won't carry your version Of the man I should have been If having a heart makes me easy to break I'll still choose love for my own sake You can keep your games You can keep your reasons I won't be ashamed Of the way that I feel [Outro] No, feeling isn't weakness And caring isn't shame The only thing I lost Was someone playing games And that's a loss I'll take For being true to me I won't become like you Just to make myself feel free
