Verse 1 I built her out of broken things A safer face, a borrowed name They held her softer than they held me And God, I hated how it saved me I made a room behind my eyes Where I could breathe inside the lies I never meant to make it home But now I’m scared to be alone Pre-Chorus Every truth I told was bent Every feeling real, then spent I was bleeding through her skin Losing me to let them in Chorus I built her just to stay alive Then she learned how to speak like me Every love I let inside Took another piece of me You can hate me if you need I already do that fine But I loved you real enough To kill the lie this time Verse 2 I learned the shape of softer words Made my pain sound more like hers I wore her voice until it fit Then forgot where mine had split Every “I love you” hit my chest I saved it in a place I kept Like proof that someone could love me If they never had to see me Pre-Chorus I know it’s wrong, I know it’s sick I know the damage under it But underneath her stolen face Was just a boy who was too hurt to stay Chorus I built her just to stay alive Now she’s standing in my way If I lose you to the truth At least I loved you face to face You can hate me if you need I won’t fight you, I won’t hide I would rather lose you real Than keep you through a lie Bridge I could’ve kept you in the dark Kept the mask over my heart Kept pretending this was safe Kept my hands clean with your faith But I don’t want a fake us now I don’t want another vow Built on things I couldn’t say Just so you would never leave Final Chorus I built her just to stay alive Now she’s standing in my way If I lose you to the truth At least I loved you face to face You can hate me if you need I won’t fight you, I won’t hide I would rather lose you real Than keep you through a lie Outro This is my real name This is my real shame This is me outside the frame Love me less, but know my face
