[Verse 1] Ash in my lungs Concrete in my teeth Sirens chewing holes Through a smoke-thick street Kid on the fifth floor Crying out of view So I borrowed her voice Just to pull him through (come on) [Pre-Chorus] They found us in the rubble His hands in my shirt He was breathing I was shaking Still tasting dirt Cameras in my face Cold pens on a page You call it “abuse” I call it “escaping the grave” [Chorus] If I’m the villain in your story Then I’ll wear the name in red Paint my sins across the headlines Like you always planned in your head You turned my lifeline into poison Hung me from your silver strings If I’m the villain in your story Watch what that makes me [Verse 2] Boardroom eyes All polished glass Smile for the parents Let the lies walk past They clipped my file Rewrote the scene “Imitation Intimidation” Erase what it means [Pre-Chorus] You dressed me up in danger To cover your own cracks Signed the kid a quiet payout While you carved my back Said I scared the child Said I crossed that line Funny how the ones in power Get to choose the crime [Chorus] If I’m the villain in your story Then I’ll wear the name in red Paint my sins across the headlines Like you always planned in your head You turned my lifeline into poison Hung me from your silver strings If I’m the villain in your story Watch what that makes me [Bridge] You wanted a monster? I learned from the best From your polished little chambers To the blood on my chest (yeah) If saving a life Gets me branded and chained Then I’ll save who I want In the dark In the rain [Chorus] If I’m the villain in your story I don’t need your peace or praise I’ll be the shadow in your corridors Haunting every gilded day You turned my mercy into poison Taught my heart what breaking means If I’m the villain in your story Then choke on what you made of me (hey) [Outro] Ash in my lungs But I still breathe One more kid in danger One more thread to seize Call it control Call it corrupt I’ll pull them from the fire You can burn my name up
