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Don't Tell Me (It Was Nothing)

[Verse 1] I found her coat on the chair by the door Not hers, not mine, just someone I don’t know Two wine glasses, one with a red lip line And my name on the screen, but not in her mind You said "working late" with your phone facedown I was in the kitchen hearing that sound A buzz, a laugh, then the softest lie Now the kettle’s boiling and I know why [Pre-Chorus] Don’t tell me it was nothing Don’t dress it up in a clean white shirt You let me love the damage Then you made sure it hurt [Chorus] So I’m letting go of your key at the door I’m not sleeping on the edge of this anymore You can keep the apology, keep the smoke, keep the blame I’m done calling it love when you knew my name I’m stepping out, yeah I’m walking on With my head held high and the lights still on You broke the trust, but you won’t break me I’m learning how to leave, how to let it be [Verse 2] I watched your texts pop up like a cheap little trick Same old story, same old excuse, same script You hid your truth in a jacket pocket I held your world while you dropped it Then he came round with her smell on his shirt You swore it was nothing, said it didn’t hurt But I saw the faces, saw the hole in your stare Now you’re ringing my phone like I’m still there And I laughed in the car outside Tesco’s car park Hands on the wheel, trying not to fall apart How quick the liar learns to beg at the door When someone else does to you what you did before [Pre-Chorus] Don’t tell me it was nothing Don’t ask me to stay and understand You turned my home into a warning Now you want my hand [Chorus] So I’m letting go of your key at the door I’m not sleeping on the edge of this anymore You can keep the apology, keep the smoke, keep the blame I’m done calling it love when you knew my name I’m stepping out, yeah I’m walking on With my head held high and the lights still on You broke the trust, but you won’t break me I’m learning how to leave, how to let it be [Bridge] You came crawling back with your mascara run Said you know how it feels now, said you’re undone Fresh from the same mess you made me live through Now you want me to hold you like I always do But I’ve seen that film, I know how it ends You don’t miss me, you miss a place to mend So keep your sorry, keep your shaking hands I’m not your floor, I’m not your second chance [Final Chorus] So I’m locking up, not leaving the key at the door Not sleeping on the edge of this anymore You can keep the apology, keep the smoke, keep the blame You lost me first, then you learnt the same I’m stepping out, yeah I’m walking on With my head held high and the lights still on You broke the trust, and you came back to plead But I’m not the place you crawl to when you bleed [Outro] If you see me now, don’t ask where I’ve been I’m not going back to that place again I loved you hard, then you made me see Even your return couldn’t make you keep me