Torn Pages (Remastered)

[Intro – quiet, breathy, distant] Like a sheet blowing in the wind My life laid bare for all to see An open book not meant for you Still you tore through every piece [Verse 1 – restrained, building tension] Abused by hands that never cared Now my pages ripped and worn Yellowed words you twisted up Every truth you turned to scorn Holding on to what I knew Even as it slipped away Propped you up on shattered bones While you chipped at me each day [Pre-Chorus – rising emotion] I let it slide, I called it pain Told myself you’d never change But every word cut deeper still And I stayed inside the blade [Chorus – explosive, raw] Tear my pages — watch me bleed You don’t get the best of me Spit me out, call it truth I survived in spite of you Read me wrong — just like before Drag my name across your floor You made war inside my head Still I’m breathing — not dead [Verse 2 – darker, more intensity] Fists of rage I brushed aside Said you didn’t mean the harm But the silence after impact Was the loudest kind of scar Jealous of the air I breathed Of the light I couldn’t hide So you tried to dim it down Piece by piece from deep inside [Pre-Chorus – strained, breaking] Bloodshot eyes began to see Every crack in your disguise Every lie you tried to be Finally cut me open wide [Chorus – bigger, more chaotic] Tear my pages — watch me bleed You don’t get the best of me Spit me out, call it truth I survived in spite of you Read me wrong — just like before Drag my name across your floor You made war inside my head Still I’m breathing — not dead [Bridge – quiet to explosive] (soft, haunting) You wore me down to nothing Then called it love Left me in the silence I wasn’t enough (pause, then build) But something in me stayed alive Buried under all your lies Now it’s crawling to the surface And it’s looking in your eyes [Final Verse – defiant, unhinged edge] Now I taste it in my throat Every word you forced inside All the years I held you up While you let me die alive You don’t get to know me now You don’t get to say my name All the damage that you gave I don’t carry it the same I was soft — I remember But you don’t get that part You can keep your hollow victory I rebuilt a different heart [Final Chorus – full release, slightly messy] Tear my pages — watch me bleed You don’t get the best of me Scream it out, call it truth I survived in spite of you Read me wrong — just like before I’m not yours anymore You made war inside my head Still I’m breathing — not dead [Outro – stripped, fading] A bully so small… And I outgrew it all…