[Verse 1] Jaz slid in my line Same stretch as Nohelia Soft talk, easy grin Toxic ring, coming undone She wore that broken-road look I kept my hands off the flame Then I changed my handle “Arrow-throwing rat” was my name [Pre-Chorus] I used it to speak To hide from my kin Small little crowd at the door And Jaz was in it [Chorus] Arrow-throwing rat (Arrow-throwing rat) I kept my truth in a name Arrow-throwing rat (Arrow-throwing rat) Then I let the feeling change Distance kept its wall Still, the pull came fast Arrow-throwing rat (Arrow-throwing rat) [Verse 2] I added her on Facebook Opened my main up wide Sent her my Nohelia blog Let the whole thing ride Then she got pregnant And that felt like a knife I backed out slow Took my hands off life Years rolled rough and loud Her marriage went down My own house cracked open Luzby kicked me out [Pre-Chorus] I moved to my folks Then home by a line Separate rooms, same roof Different sides of time [Chorus] Arrow-throwing rat (Arrow-throwing rat) I kept my truth in a name Arrow-throwing rat (Arrow-throwing rat) Then I let the feeling change Distance kept its wall Still, the pull came fast Arrow-throwing rat (Arrow-throwing rat) [Bridge] One night I liked her photos Sent my number through WhatsApp doors swung open Close Friends showed the clues She said, “I’m not available” I said, “Sure, okay” Then she got engaged And I watched it drift away [Verse 3] May was already married Ange had gone so far Dating apps just drained me Like rain in a jar So I came back round Not to win, just to know And she told me plain I had a real shot, though [Final Chorus] Arrow-throwing rat (Arrow-throwing rat) I kept my truth in a name Arrow-throwing rat (Arrow-throwing rat) Then I let the feeling change Now the calls still land And the old ache lasts Arrow-throwing rat (Arrow-throwing rat) We both know it’s hard We both know why Distance stays a wall But something won’t die
