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There Was Nothing Left

V6

[VERSE] GET UP. ...GET UP. WHY ARE YOU SO FUCKING QUIET NOW? YOU HAD SO MUCH TO SAY WHEN I WASN’T IN THE ROOM. SO SAY IT. SAY IT AGAIN. SAY IT WITH YOUR CHEST LIKE YOU DID BEFORE. DON’T LOOK DOWN. DON’T LOOK AWAY. LOOK AT WHAT YOU LEFT BEHIND. THAT’S ME. THAT’S FUCKING ME. [PRE-CHORUS] AND GOD— I HATE THAT MY VOICE STILL SHAKES WHEN I TALK ABOUT YOU. I HATE THAT YOU STILL LIVE IN THE WAY I SPEAK. I HATE THAT I HAVE TO BREATHE BEFORE I SAY YOUR NAME. BUT I'M SAYING IT. I'M SAYING IT NOW. [CHORUS] GET THE FUCK UP! GET THE FUCK UP! TELL THEM WHY I DISAPPEARED! TELL THEM WHY I STOPPED CALLING! TELL THEM WHY I DON'T COME NEAR! YOU DON'T GET TO STAND THERE WITH THAT CLEAN LITTLE STORY— WHILE I'M THE ONE WHO HAS TO CARRY EVERY FUCKING PIECE OF IT! GET UP! LOOK AT ME! NO— LOOK AT ME! I WANT YOU TO SEE WHAT YOUR SILENCE DID! [VERSE 2] YOU CALLED IT NOTHING. I CALLED IT EVERY NIGHT I COULDN'T GET MY HEAD TO SHUT THE FUCK UP. YOU CALLED IT A JOKE. I CALLED IT THE MOMENT I STOPPED FEELING SAFE. YOU FORGOT. I DIDN'T. THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE. YOU GOT TO WALK AWAY. I HAD TO LEARN HOW TO WALK AGAIN WITHOUT LOOKING OVER MY SHOULDER. [BREAKDOWN] DON'T— DON'T SAY “I NEVER MEANT TO.” I DON'T WANT YOUR EXCUSE. I WANT THE TRUTH. I WANT THE TRUTH WITHOUT THE PRETTY WORDS. WITHOUT THE “SORRY.” WITHOUT THE FUCKING PERFORMANCE. SAY IT. SAY— WHAT— YOU— DID. [FINAL CHORUS] GET THE FUCK UP! GET THE FUCK UP! YOUR VOICE WAS SO BIG WHEN MINE WAS SMALL! NOW MINE IS SHAKING AND I'M STILL STANDING! YOU DON'T GET TO ERASE ME! YOU DON'T GET TO REWRITE ME! YOU DON'T GET TO MAKE ME CARRY YOUR SHAME! GET UP! GET UP! I'M NOT BEGGING ANYMORE. I'M NOT CRYING FOR YOU ANYMORE. I'M NOT MAKING IT EASIER FOR YOU ANYMORE. SO GET THE FUCK UP— AND FOR ONCE— BE AFRAID OF THE TRUTH INSTEAD OF ME.