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You told my name in half-truth tones?
Painted your wounds with my bones?
I watched you fold my every word
?Into a story where you were hurt

You said I changed, said I was cold?
But I was just finally being bold
Funny how truth becomes a crime
?When it shows the cracks you hide

?You called my honesty a threat?
Like silence was the love you meant
?But I won't choke on what I know
?Just to keep your image whole

?You said I was the damage done?
But your peace needed me undone?
You wore my truth like it was blame
?But truth don't bend to protect a name?

You won't be my demise?
You're the reason I rise
?You spoke for me when I was there
?Turned my voice into thin air
Every boundary I defended
You called it war, said love was ending

You played the victim perfectly
While pointing every scar at me
But mirrors don't lie, they just reflect
?What pride is scared to accept
?You needed me confused and small
So you could stand ten feet tall
?But I don't need to be erased
To keep you feeling safe

?You said I was the damage done
But your peace needed me undone?
You wore my truth like it was blame
But truth don't bend to protect a name

You won't be my demise?
You're the reason I rise
?They'll never hear this part
But his peace was my silence
And I don't confuse quiet with love anymore
Call it love, call it control?
Call it "just the way you cope"
Once--just once--I'll say abuse?
Not for pity... just the truth

You said I was the damage done
But your peace needed me undone
If my voice exposed your lies?
That was never my disguise?

I won't be your alibi?
I won't stay quiet to survive
?You won't be my demise?
You're the reason I rise