Static in the hallway

Verse 1 We were laughing on the back steps Before your hand was in mine Just two kids killing time Swore you’d never cross that line You knew every secret Every crack in my chest You said, “I’ll never hurt you” Guess forever’s just a guess Pre-Chorus Then my dad said, “You don’t know them like I do” Doors slammed, I watched the sky turn bruise I thought love was something we could prove Didn’t know I was just a fuse Chorus You were my friend before you were my flame Now you’re just a scar with my last name Dad made me walk away that night But you made sure I’d pay the price Now you’re laughing in the hallway While they’re chanting you’re a saint Guess I’m the villain in your story Guess my truth just sounds like hate Verse 2 You twisted every memory Like I was born to lose Told them I was crazy Painted me in darker hues Our friends don’t even look at me They just look the other way You built a throne from broken trust And crowned yourself that day Pre-Chorus Funny how you play the victim so well Turned my silence into a cell Every whisper starts to swell And I’m the ghost you get to sell Chorus You were my friend before you were my flame Now you’re just a scar with my last name Dad made me walk away that night But you made sure I’d pay the price Now you’re laughing in the hallway While they’re chanting you’re a saint Guess I’m the villain in your story Guess my truth just sounds like hate Bridge (heavier) You said I’d regret it Said I’d come crawling back But I won’t beg for mercy From a knife behind my back You don’t get my tears You don’t get my pain You don’t get to call it love When you thrive on shame Breakdown You were my best friend Now you’re my worst mistake You took the crowd with you Left me wide awake Final Chorus You were my friend before you were my flame Now you’re just a ghost I can’t erase Dad saw something I couldn’t see Guess he saved what’s left of me Let them laugh in the hallway Let them chant your name I’d rather stand here alone Than be loved that way Outro We were friends before we fell Now we’re strangers raising hell You won the crowd, I kept my spine And one day they’ll see the line.