[Intro] Yeah… You can tell the story however you want Paint me black, paint yourself white… But truth don't change Just because you say it louder. [Verse 1] You put my name inside your conversations Turned my silence into accusations Every little piece you couldn't face You threw it back and put it in my place You told your side like I wasn't there Changed every detail like I wouldn't care But I don't need to fight to prove my worth Truth has a way of showing what it's worth [Pre-Chorus] Go ahead, say what you wanna say I won't let your words take my peace away You can point your finger, you can call me names But hiding from yourself won't change a thing [Chorus] Hating me won't heal you Talking down won't save you Trying to break me won't make you whole You can make me the villain in your story But you can't rewrite what you already know Accountability That's the word you don't wanna hear You can run from it, hide from it But sooner or later The truth gets near [Verse 2] You tried to make me question who I am Like your version of me was the final plan But I've spent too long rebuilding my soul To let somebody else control what I know I don't need revenge, I don't need applause I don't need everybody knowing who's wrong Some battles don't deserve another round Sometimes walking away is how you shut it down [Pre-Chorus] So go ahead, keep telling your tale Make yourself the hero, make me the fail But every story has another side And truth don't need a place to hide [Chorus] Hating me won't heal you Talking down won't save you Trying to break me won't make you whole You can make me the villain in your story But you can't rewrite what you already know Accountability That's the word you don't wanna hear You can run from it, hide from it But sooner or later The truth gets near [Bridge – stripped back] I won't hate you I won't chase you I won't carry what you did I won't let your bitterness Become the person that I am You can throw your stones You can tell your lies You can paint whatever picture You want in their eyes But when the room gets quiet And there's nobody left to blame… You'll still have to face yourself. [Breakdown] That's accountability… Not revenge. Not hate. Not proving who's right. Just looking in the mirror And owning what you did. [Final Chorus – bigger] Hating me won't heal you Belittling won't save you Trying to ruin my name won't change my soul You can make me the villain in your story But you can't rewrite what you already know Accountability Yeah, eventually we all gotta face it Every word, every choice Every wound that we created You can blame me You can shame me You can tell them I'm the enemy But I know who I am And that's enough for me. [Outro] So tell your story… I'll live my truth. You don't have to like me. You don't have to forgive me. But don't ask me to carry what belongs to you. Accountability. Yeah… That's the part nobody can run from.
