Same Side of the Knife

Verse 1
Blame it on the nights we swore were ours,
Every promise written in disappearing ink,
Trust felt solid, carved into the hours,
Remember when you said we’d never sink?

You knew my scars before they bled,
Counted every secret I never said,
We laughed like truth was bulletproof,
Didn’t know you were loading the truth.

Pre-Chorus
Funny how the closest hand
Learns exactly where you fall.

Chorus
You didn’t stab me in the back,
You stood in front, looked me in the eyes,
Same side of the knife, no turning back,
Said my name right before the lie.
I’d lose a thousand sleepless nights
Just to take that moment back,
You broke my trust and called it love,
Yeah, that’s the deepest cut.

Verse 2
Ask me why I still defend your name,
You already know the answer anyway,
I kept your storms off my own skin,
While you were letting the water in.

You borrowed pain, never returned,
Lit your path with bridges burned,
Funny how you feared being alone—
So you left me there instead.

Pre-Chorus
I was building us a home
You were counting what you’d gain.

Chorus
You didn’t stab me in the back,
You stood in front, looked me in the eyes,
Same side of the knife, no turning back,
Said my name right before the lie.
I’d lose a thousand sleepless nights
Just to take that moment back,
You broke my trust and called it love,
Yeah, that’s the deepest cut.

Bridge
At 3:17, my phone went quiet,
No reply said more than words,
I reread messages like crimes,
Every “we” replaced with “I”.

If silence is your alibi,
Then I won’t testify.

Final Chorus
You didn’t stab me in the back,
You taught me how to see the signs,
Same side of the knife, I won’t look back,
I’m done mistaking you for mine.
You lost me when you crossed that line,
Smiled like nothing cracked,
I didn’t lose a friend that night—
I lost the lie we had.

Outro
Some scars fade, some open eyes,
Not every ending is a loss in disguise.