# **SAINT IN YOUR OWN STORY** **Verse 1** You light the match, then cry about the **flame** Break every promise, then forget your **name** I catch you red-handed, somehow I’m to **blame** You rewrite the ending till I’m wearing the **shame** You throw the first punch, then call it my **game** Baby, you’re a victim with a hell of a **frame** **Pre-Chorus** You never say sorry You just change what happened Turn a confession Into another accusation And somehow— **Chorus** You’re the **saint in your own story** I’m the devil every time You can hurt me, then accuse me Like the bruises all are mine Yeah, you’re **innocent by morning** No matter what you did last night You could burn the whole damn house down Then ask me why I lit the light Oh-oh-oh Everybody knows your favorite part You break my heart Then play the victim card **Verse 2** You cross the line, then swear that I’m not **right** You disappear, then say I caused the **fight** You hide the truth until it sees the **light** Then tell me I’m controlling when I ask you why you **lied**— Okay, even your excuses can’t get the rhyme **right** Guess accountability keeps you up at **night** **Pre-Chorus** You never say, “I did it” You say, “Look what you made me do” Funny how every disaster Somehow starts and ends with you **Chorus** You’re the **saint in your own story** I’m the devil every time You can hurt me, then accuse me Like the bruises all are mine Yeah, you’re **innocent by morning** No matter what you did last night You could burn the whole damn house down Then ask me why I lit the light Oh-oh-oh Everybody knows your favorite part You break my heart Then play the victim card **Post-Chorus** Poor you Poor, poor you Look what everybody Made you do Poor you What a tragedy Being held responsible For reality **Verse 3** You knock me down, then tell me not to **frown** Steal the crown, then cry because you lost the **crown** Drag my name through every bar in this **town** Then wonder why I finally stopped coming **around** You want forgiveness every time you let me **down** But accountability’s the one thing you’ll never wear **down** **Bridge** Here’s your trophy Here’s your stage Here’s your Oscar For misplaced rage Here’s your halo Polished clean For the greatest victim I’ve ever seen Take your bow The crowd’s impressed Nobody plays innocent Quite like you do best **Breakdown** You cheated? **I pushed you.** You lied? **I made you.** You hurt me? **I deserved it.** You got caught? **Now you’re nervous.** And when the truth Finally walks through the door— You cry so loud Nobody remembers What they were mad about anymore. **Final Chorus** You’re the **saint in your own story** I’m the devil every time You can hurt me, then accuse me Like the bruises all are mine Yeah, you’re **innocent by morning** No matter what you did last night You could burn the whole damn house down Then ask me why I lit the light Sing it— Oh-oh-oh Everybody knows your favorite part You break my heart Then play the victim card Oh-oh-oh Go ahead and deal another card Queen of hearts Queen of scars Queen of playing The victim card **Outro** Saint in your own story Villain in mine Funny how the truth changes Every single time You can blame me for the ending You can blame me for the start But you can’t blame me forever For the way You broke My heart.
