[Intro — spoken, close mic, no music for first two lines, Rhodes enters underneath by line three] You left me in my eyes while you lied to me. A little bit of death in your eyes don’t bleed. Your presence is a void. [Verse 1] When I pointed it out, you’d get annoyed. I’d repeat what you told me — your own words — and we’d be in an argument because you didn’t like hearing them spoken from my mouth. Then you became the victim of your own lies, because you didn’t know how to answer them. So you’d call yourself an asshole. Say you can’t do anything right. Say you’d just go live at the airport. Then you’d leave — and continue the lies — as if I was the one who brought you to your demise. [Chorus] But I was only your lesson. I told you that. I told you that. I was never here forever — I told you that too. You kept telling me you loved me, questioning if I loved you. I loved you as a human. I wished you only the best. But no — I never fell. No — I never stood in love with you. [Verse 2] I constantly questioned myself: why did I even let you in? And I let you in because you had two little girls who were alive and struggling to understand the walk of life through the teachings of two parents who were beyond lost. That was the whole reason. That was the only reason. Not because I loved you. Not because I needed you. Because two little girls deserved someone in the room who was actually alive. [Chorus] I was only your lesson. I told you that. I told you that. I was never here forever — I told you that too. You kept telling me you loved me, questioning if I loved you. I loved you as a human. I wished you only the best. But no — I never fell. No — I never stood in love with you. [Bridge — piano and voice only, everything else drops] You’ve lived a million years and you still don’t understand. That’s sad. Get it together. I was just your lesson. I was never your forever. You couldn’t hear me the first time. So I’m saying it clean now. Not for you. For the record. For me. For the girls you couldn’t teach how to walk because you never learned yourself. [Final Chorus — full production, backing harmonies enter softly] I was only your lesson. And you failed the class. I was never here forever — and now I’m not here at all. Love as a human — best wishes on your way — but no — I never fell. No — I never stood in love with you. [Outro — spoken over fading Rhodes, tape decay] I stood in love with the girls. Never with you. Never with you. Never with you. (fade)
