[Verse 1] Dear Addiction You never gave me peace You wrapped your arms around my neck And called it therapy You said "you'll finally feel At home inside your skin" You said you loved me Pulled me deeper in You promised all my pain Would fade into the haze You swore that I was safer In your crooked ways You whispered "they don't care They all look right through you" You even used God's name And said He turned away too [Chorus] But you lied to me You lied to me You left me bleeding on the bathroom floor again I was dying slow And calling it a friend I overdosed six times just trying to feel alive You almost took my life You almost took my life [Verse 2] I walked the darkest side Of every quiet street Fake smile stitched across my face Shaking at the knees I watched the people I loved Fade out of my frame Lost every little thing I had Then you blamed me for the shame I felt so small So weak Just a shadow in my clothes Every "hit" another shovel In the grave you chose You said "this is all you are You were born to break" But somewhere in that black-out night I heard another Voice awake [Chorus] And it cried for me It cried for me Said "child I never left you in the dark" Put a flashlight on my scars And held my heart I overdosed six times but somehow I survived Now I’m taking back my breath I’m taking back my life [Bridge] So dear Addiction This is where we part (yeah) You don't get my veins You don't get my heart You can keep your fake love And your poisoned kiss I’ve seen a better grace than this (oh) I’ve seen a better grace than this [Chorus] You lied to me You lied to me Left me bleeding on the bathroom floor again I was dying slow And calling you a friend I overdosed six times but I’m still here tonight By the mercy I can't earn I'm stepping into light [Outro] Dear Addiction You don't own me anymore I'm still breathing And I'm walking off your shore
