[INTRO — IMMEDIATE VOCALS + DEEP 808] You looked me in my eyes and said Every downfall was because of me… And something in my chest broke ’Cause I thought I was the one Who stayed through everything. [VERSE 1] I was there when you were drowning, Held your head above the pain. Took the weight you couldn’t carry, Never threw it in your face. I defended every mistake, Loved you through your darkest days. So when you made me your excuse, You took my love and called it blame. I know I wasn’t always perfect. I know we both have caused some scars. But I never forced your choices, Never made you fall apart. [PRE-CHORUS] You could’ve said that you were hurting. You could’ve told me what you needed. But you put every failure on my shoulders Like loving you was my reason for breathing. [CHORUS — HARD EMOTIONAL DROP] You said all your downfalls were because of me— Like I was the storm, not the shelter underneath. Like I didn’t lose myself Trying to give you what you need. Like every time you hit the bottom, I wasn’t down there on my knees. You said all your downfalls were because of me… Do you know what that did to my heart? I was fighting for our marriage While you blamed me for your scars. If I’m the reason that you’re broken, What was all my loving for? You said all your downfalls were because of me… And I don’t know who hurt me more. [VERSE 2] Was it easier to blame me Than to look yourself in the face? Did my love become a mirror Showing choices you can’t change? I stood beside you through the drinking, Through the anger, through the nights. I kept choosing us in darkness When I barely had a light. But I had downfalls too, remember? I had demons of my own. Still, I never made you carry Every wound I wouldn’t own. I was breaking right beside you, But I stayed and held your hand. How’d the woman who kept saving us Become the reason that you sank? [PRE-CHORUS] Maybe anger chose the words. Maybe pain made them feel true. But some sentences don’t leave you Just because the moment’s through. [CHORUS — BIGGER] You said all your downfalls were because of me— Like I was the chain, not the one who set you free. Like I didn’t take the damage Every time you couldn’t breathe. Like I wasn’t losing pieces While I begged you not to leave. You said all your downfalls were because of me… Do you know what that did to my heart? I was fighting for our marriage While you blamed me for your scars. If I’m the reason that you’re broken, What was all my loving for? You said all your downfalls were because of me… And I still hear it when it’s dark. [BRIDGE — BASS CUT, RAW VOCALS] I can own the times I hurt you. I can face the things I’ve done. But I won’t carry every battle That you chose not to confront. I can love you through your healing. I can stand beside your fight. But I cannot be your villain Just so you can sleep at night. You broke my heart with one sentence… Then left me holding every word. And the saddest part is, after all of it, I still cared that you were hurt. [FINAL CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE DROP] You said all your downfalls were because of me— But I was never your downfall; I was begging you to see. I was there through every failure, Every promise, every plea. You don’t get to call me poison When I loved you while you bled on me. You said all your downfalls were because of me… And those words may always leave a scar. But I know I wasn’t perfect— I just loved you with my whole heart. I’ll take the blame that belongs to me, But I won’t carry anymore. Your downfalls weren’t because of me… I was the one Still fighting for us When you walked through that door.
