Lyrics
[Verse 1] You kept my name in a paper file Under the sink with the bills piled high You said, “be good,” like a padlock clicked I learned to grin while the hinges slipped [Pre-Chorus] Now every word you buried Is lining up behind my teeth [Chorus] I’m not your quiet little warning I’m not the bruise you get to hide You can’t keep calling this a lesson When i’m the one still paying the price I’m done carrying your version I’m done shrinking to survive [Verse 2] The kitchen clock had a cracked red face You watched it stall, then blamed the place I took the bus with a split shoe sole And your last voicemail in my coat [Pre-Chorus] The truth was never missing You just kept it out of reach [Chorus] I’m not your quiet little warning I’m not the bruise you get to hide You can’t keep calling this a lesson When i’m the one still paying the price I’m done carrying your version I’m done shrinking to survive [Breakdown] Say it straight Say what you did No soft excuse No borrowed script I was there I remember [Bridge] Your house is small in the rearview glass The road runs on; i let it pass I don’t need you to name me right I know my face in the morning light [Final chorus] I’m not your quiet little warning I’m not the bruise you get to hide You can’t keep calling this a lesson When i’m the one still paying the price I’m done carrying your version I’m done shrinking to survive I’m done shrinking to survive
