You Wore Me Down

Verse

You had a way of making wrong feel right,

Turning every red flag into neon lights.

You'd say a thousand words, then change the truth,

And somehow I'd be the one apologizing to you.

You knew exactly where to leave a bruise,

Not on my skin, but in the things I'd choose.

You'd twist the knife and call it honesty,

Then act surprised when I stopped trusting me.

Pre-chorus

And I defended you to everyone,

Made your excuses like they were my own.

You built a courtroom in the back of my mind,

And somehow I was guilty every time.

Chorus

You wore me down, then called me difficult,

Lit the match and blamed me for the smoke.

You broke the trust and made me feel like

I was the one who let it go.

You changed the story till I questioned

Every single thing I knew.

I spent so long trying to understand myself,

I never thought to question you.

Oh, you were so good at looking innocent,

So good at making me the fool.

But I can finally see the difference

Between your love and your control.

Verse

You made a promise, then denied the sound,

Moved every line when I was looking down.

I'd bring it up, you'd say I took it wrong,

And somehow we'd be fighting all night long.

You called me sensitive, said I overthink,

Gave me just enough to keep me on the brink.

I kept on waiting for the person that you played,

Not knowing every day was just another change.

Pre-chorus

And all my friends could see the signs,

But I was busy learning your alibis.

I thought that if I loved you hard enough,

You'd stop confusing cruelty with love.

Bridge

And isn't it funny?

I still hear your voice

When I'm trying to make my own damn choice.

I catch myself saying I'm sorry

For things that were never mine to carry.

You don't get to rewrite what happened,

You don't get to call my memory a lie.

I don't need you to admit what you did

To finally believe my own eyes.

I wasn't crazy.

I wasn't cruel.

I wasn't asking for too much from you.

I was asking for the truth.

Chorus

You wore me down, but you don't own me,

You don't get to define who I've become.

You can keep the perfect little story

Where you never did a thing wrong.

You changed the facts, but not forever,

I can see the cracks in everything you do.

I spent so long trying to understand myself—

I finally understand you.

You were so good at looking innocent,

But I don't have to play the fool.

I know the difference now, I know it,

Between your love and your control.

And you can tell them whatever you want,

You can paint me black and call it truth.

I don't need to win your version of the story.

I just need to stop believing you.

Outro

I used to wonder what was wrong with me…

Now I wonder

how I ever let you

make me believe

there was. 🖤