Even After All That

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[Intro]
Palm on the fretboard
House way too quiet
Your toothbrush still leaning
Like it’s waiting on you

[Verse 1]
Met you in homeroom
Bad dye job
Chipped black paint
You laughed at my last name
Said it sounded like a band
I held your hair at parties
Drove you home through frozen rain
Called your mom when you passed out
Thought that meant you’d stay

[Pre-Chorus]
I learned your coffee order
Your worst dreams
Your dad’s old car
You learned every single shortcut
To my trust
To my heart

[Chorus]
You broke it first
Then I broke it even
Called it revenge
But it felt like bleeding
Thought I’d feel strong
When I crossed that line
Even after all that
You’re still in my mind

[Verse 2]
Saw your phone face down
Screen lit up in the dark
His name in your messages
Little hearts like razor marks
You said “It’s not like that”
With your pupils blown wide
I could smell that sweet cheap cologne
On your sweatshirt
On your lies

[Pre-Chorus]
Three years on my playlist
You erased in one drunk night
You were moaning in his bedroom
While I thought you missed my side

[Chorus]
You broke it first
Then I broke it even
Called it revenge
But it felt like bleeding
Thought I’d feel strong
When I crossed that line
Even after all that
You’re still in my mind

[Bridge]
[low vocal register] I took her hand in that bar booth
Name I don’t remember now
She laughed at every bitter joke
Like I’d rehearsed this vow
Kissed her hard in the parking lot
Your face flashing in my head
Told myself that this was justice
But it tasted cold instead

[breakdown
Shouted]
This isn’t balance
This is rot
I became the thing
I swore I’m not
You burned our bridge
I burned it too
Ash in my lungs
Still shaped like you

[Chorus]
[crecendo]
You broke it first
Then I broke it even
Called it revenge
But it felt like bleeding
Thought I’d feel strong
When I crossed that line
Even after all that
You’re still in my mind

[Outro]
That slow first riff
Keeps ringing on
Fingerprints fading
But the ghost stays strong
I got “even
” sure
But I lost me too
Now every chord I hit
Still bends back to you