[Verse 1] I bit my tongue till it bled Copper on my teeth Left the room thick with stale smoke And watched you on a dead TV Hands sunk in the static snow Eyes fixed to the boards I knew your silence Better than my own name [Pre-Chorus] The room goes hollow When you say my name Something in me flinches Then it locks in place [Chorus] No more sweet talk, no more pretty lies Just the truth staring back from my eyes No more biting down to keep you sweet I'm taking back what you tried to defeat You said stay put, said play my part Now watch me tear your world apart You said stay put, said play my part I'm the nightmare you built from the start [Verse 2] You called it love when I was shaking Said I was too much, then not enough Like fear was something I should wear Like bruises were proof I’d been loved I learned to read your moods by timing By the way your jaw would set How one wrong word could turn the air And leave me holding my breath You made my body smaller in the room Made my silence do the work Every apology came loaded Every touch came with a warning first I was always one step from your temper Always trying not to crack And the worst part was how I started Calling that survival back [Pre-Chorus] The room goes hollow When you say my name Something in me flinches Then it locks in place [Chorus] No more sweet talk, no more pretty lies Just the truth staring back from my eyes No more biting down to keep you sweet I'm taking back what you tried to defeat You said stay put, said play my part Now watch me tear your world apart You said stay put, said play my part I'm the nightmare you built from the start [Bridge] [Breakdown] No. Not yours. I don’t fold. Keep one eye open I’ve got your number And now it’s got you [Blood on the floor.] [Your name, dead in my mouth.] [One step closer and you'll learn how still I can be.] [Guitar Solo] [Final Chorus] I’m done flinching at your name Done letting you call the shots I’m done being your excuse While you stand there playing god We were stuck in the same loop Till I kicked the door wide We were stuck in the same loop And I’m still standing upright I don’t swallow what you spin I don’t bend to keep you calm I don’t need your version now I’m still here, still armed
