The Monster You Made

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Verse 1

You wore your halo in a crowded room

Told your stories, watched the sympathy bloom

Every tear you cried became your shield

While all my wounds were hidden, never healed

You'd hold my hand and call me your pride

Then tear me down when no one stood beside

Two different faces, one I knew too well

One shown to heaven, one that lived in hell

Pre-Chorus

And I spent years believing every word

Thinking somehow I deserved the hurt

Chorus

You called me the monster, painted me black

Told them your version and never looked back

Made yourself the victim, made me the blame

But truth doesn't disappear just because it changed names

And I still loved you, God, I still tried

Even while pieces of me slowly died

You said you loved me while tightening the chains

Now I'm learning love shouldn't feel like pain

Verse 2

You needed me broken, needed me small

Needed me answering every call

Wanted a daughter who'd never be free

Someone to carry your misery

I watched you gather hearts with every lie

While my side of the story was left to die

They never saw the nights behind the door

The person you became when there was no audience anymore

Pre-Chorus

And when I finally found the strength to leave

You got angry that I chose to breathe

Chorus

You called me the monster, painted me black

Told them your version and never looked back

Made yourself the victim, made me the blame

But truth doesn't disappear just because it changed names

And I still loved you, God, I still tried

Even while pieces of me slowly died

You said you loved me while tightening the chains

Now I'm learning love shouldn't feel like pain

Bridge

I don't hate you, that's the hardest part

You still live somewhere inside my heart

I remember the moments I wanted were real

The mother I needed but never could feel

Maybe that's why goodbye hurt so much

I wasn't losing you—I was losing hope

Hope that one day you'd finally see

You were the one who was hurting me

Final Chorus

You called me the monster, painted me black

But I'm done carrying that weight on my back

Let them believe whatever they choose

I spent too many years trying not to lose

And I still love you, though I walked away

Some scars stay with you every day

But love doesn't mean I have to remain

Inside a fire that feeds on my pain

Outro

You wanted a servant, I needed a mother

Those were never the same thing

And the day I finally left

Was the day I learned I could sing