Pull the Thread

Verse

Hallway humming, lockers sigh (yeah)

He calls her "girlfriend" like a coin toss, like a light switch (flip it)

My chest goes click-click, little sparks, little itch (uh-uh)

I throw a grin like a paper plane (whoosh), I toss it, I toss it (toss it)

He leans in, loud laugh, tilt of the head — bait, bait, bait (bait)

Why's the world a playground when I'm the target? (why, why)

Chorus

You pull the thread, you pull the thread (oh-oh) — watch me unravel (na-na)

Say her name like it's a dare (say it), like it's trouble (uh-huh)

I'm not a prize in your backyard (no-no), not your thunder to steal (no)

I step back, I step out (step out), I'm not the echo of your thrill (I won't be)

You pull the thread, you pull the thread (oh-oh) — but I'm stepping lighter (lighter)

I won't dance to your matchstick (whoo) — I won't feed your fire (I won't)

Verse

I tried the mirror of your game, spit the lines, push the pain (wham-bam)

Tried to poke, tried to bait (poke-poke), watch him flare, watch him flame (flame)

He answers hot, face like a flare — I half-wanted to strike back (half-wanted)

But my fists are words and my words are thin, they crack (they crack)

When I let loose, guess who screams louder, who plays the hurt? (who, who)

It flips — I'm villain, I'm the loud one — the schoolyard verdict (uh-uh)

Verse

So I said goodbye to the old bench, new shoes, new street (walk, walk)

Tried to draft a new crew, clean break, discreet (shh)

But rumors spool like thread (spool-spool), his voice follows, a hiss (hiss)

Everyone sees the scar and thinks they know my fists (they think)

It gets worse — whispers bloom, corners shrink (corners), I learn to breathe small (breathe)

Still, I hum a different song, softer, slow — I won't be pulled (I won't, I won't)

Chorus

You pull the thread, you pull the thread (oh-oh) — watch me unravel (na-na)

Say her name like it's a dare (say it), like it's trouble (uh-huh)

I'm not a prize in your backyard (no-no), not your thunder to steal (no)

I step back, I step out (step out), I'm not the echo of your thrill (I won't be)

You pull the thread, you pull the thread (oh-oh) — but I'm stepping lighter (lighter)

I won't dance to your matchstick (whoo) — I won't feed your fire (I won't)