[Intro] [Sample: muffled argument Slammed door] Cracked plate on the counter Two shadows in a kitchen war Plastic toys in the fallout Tiny footsteps on the floor [Verse 1] You said love was just a contract Signed in panic Torn in rage I learned early what a lie is Reading hurt across your face Paper angels in the ashtray Names crossed out Then underlined Every silence like a siren Every bedtime picking sides [Chorus] Crushed in the cradle Raised on the wreckage of your blame You built a rebel Out of every time you said my name Cut on your chaos Drank all the poison that you made Crushed in the cradle I crawled out ready to burn your cage [Verse 2] You threw dishes I took cover Counting seconds Counting scars Kept a map of all your landmines In a notebook full of bars Swore I'd never wear a collar Swore I'd never beg or plead If the house is just a hammer Every kid grows up to bleed [Chorus] Crushed in the cradle Raised on the wreckage of your blame You built a rebel Out of every time you said my name Cut on your chaos Drank all the poison that you made Crushed in the cradle I crawled out ready to burn your cage [Bridge] [Sample: “I’m done fighting for this.” / “Then leave.”] If this is what a law looks like I’ll scratch it off the walls If this is what a god sounds like I’d rather watch it fall You taught me how to hate a throne Before I ever knew my own When love is just control in chains You raise a child who kills your kings [Chorus] Crushed in the cradle Raised on the wreckage of your blame You built a rebel Out of every time you said my name Cut on your chaos Spit out the script that you betrayed Crushed in the cradle I walk out laughing as it all decays
