Verse 1 I learned young how to keep the peace How to swallow knives and call it family Every room felt like a test I’d fail Love with conditions, truth in jail You wore your damage like a crown And dared me to drown just to keep you around Pre-Chorus I bent until I disappeared Called it loyalty, called it fear But something changed when I heard him cry Chorus Nothing past this door gets to touch my son No poison tongues, no loaded guns I won’t teach him love means pain I won’t hand him your chains You can call me cold, you can call me cruel I’ll be the villain if that’s the rule I’ll burn every bridge before I let you run Your chaos through my son Verse 2 You rewrote stories, denied the truth Fed off shame like it was proof Made me doubt what my eyes could see Until I almost lost the best of me But I see clear when I see his face And suddenly I don’t owe you grace Pre-Chorus I was trained to bleed in silence But I won’t pass down your violence This ends with me, right here, tonight Chorus Nothing past this door gets to touch my son No poison tongues, no loaded guns I won’t teach him love means pain I won’t hand him your chains You can call me cold, you can call me cruel I’ll be the villain if that’s the rule I’ll burn every bridge before I let you run Your chaos through my son Bridge Blood doesn’t mean access History doesn’t mean a pass I’d rather stand alone and clean Than keep you close and let him bleed He deserves laughter, truth, and light Not eggshell floors and endless fights Breakdown (quiet → build) I survived you So he won’t have to Final Chorus Nothing past this door gets to touch my son No guilt, no threats, no “what you’ve done” I choose peace, I choose the hard road I choose breaking the code Call it no contact, call it done I call it love, I call it won I’ll wear the weight, I’ll take the blame If it keeps him safe Outro He’ll never wonder why love hurts He’ll never learn your version first This family curse stops where I stand With my son’s hand in my hand
