## VERSE 1 Heavy empathy, pierces me Dagger stuck in my soul's artery You dance ceremoniously I retreat from life as my soul pleas Ma would call it sad, others'd call me weak Those same fuckers wouldn't walk in my shoes, wouldn't last a week So fuck you, you only think about yourself Fuck you, with no care about anyone else Fuck you, and your patterns I uncovered And fuck this, don't know why I even bother ## CHORUS (x2) With a bitch like you Left me in the ditch, took my shoes Tied a noose, wasn't loose Don't be obtuse, said I was recluse Not muthafucken free-use ## VERSE 2 Toxic love flowing through my veins Your memory, a constant persistent pain Built walls around my heart, reinforced with chains But still your poison somehow remains Sleepless nights spent in cold sweats Replaying moments I cannot forget The trust I gave that you betrayed The future plans that you unmade Shattered pieces of what could have been Another lesson in trusting again Thought you were different, that's what hurts the most Now just another painful ghost ## BRIDGE They say time heals but the clock moves slow When you're stuck inside the afterglow Of a love that burned too bright, too fast Making promises that wouldn't last Now I'm left with scars that won't fade away Reminders of the price I had to pay ## CHORUS (x2) With a bitch like you Left me in the ditch, took my shoes Tied a noose, wasn't loose Don't be obtuse, said I was recluse Not muthafucken free-use ## VERSE 3 Rising from ashes of what we were Stronger now than I ever was with her Your daggers couldn't pierce my core Despite the wounds, despite the war You waged against my self-esteem Tried to crush every single dream But watch me now as I reclaim Everything you tried to take, the shame You placed on me no longer sticks Your toxic spell no longer tricks My better self into submission I'm through with giving you permission To occupy space in my head Consider this connection dead Heavy empathy now protects me From those who aim to disconnect me ## CHORUS (x2) With a bitch like you Left me in the ditch, took my shoes Tied a noose, wasn't loose Don't be obtuse, said I was recluse Not muthafucken free-use

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