Not to Hand You Me

[Verse 1]
You ask me how I took the blame
While every mouth repeats your frame
You called it truth, then changed the tale
And watched the room turn like a gale

[Pre-Chorus]
I kept the dates, I kept the words
I know exactly what I heard

[Chorus]
You want a reaction you can point to
A breaking voice to make me look wrong
But I won't carry what you made up
Or play the part you've passed along
Say what you will, I know what happened
I don't need your crowd to agree
You asked what all this did to me—
It taught me not to hand you me

[Verse 2]
You gather friends to close the door
Then ask why I don't trust you more
You need a nod from every face
To feel your story has a place

[Pre-Chorus]
I won't be quiet just to fit
Your version isn't all of it

[Chorus]
You want a reaction you can point to
A breaking voice to make me look wrong
But I won't carry what you made up
Or play the part you've passed along
Say what you will, I know what happened
I don't need your crowd to agree
You asked what all this did to me—
It taught me not to hand you me

[Bridge]
I can be hurt and still be certain
I can step back and name the lie
No borrowed verdict gets to own me
No chorus makes the falsehood right

[Final Chorus]
You want a reaction you can point to
A breaking voice to make me look wrong
But I won't carry what you made up
Or play the part you've passed along
Say what you will, I know what happened
I don't need your crowd to agree
You asked what all this did to me—
It taught me not to hand you me

[Outro]
I know what happened
I won't hand you me