Benefit of the doubt

[Verse 1]
I kept the door unlocked for you
Left the light on through the rain
Every warning sign I stepped around
Just to trust your word again

You painted pictures, swore they were real
Sold me promises dressed up as truth
I wore blind faith like armor every day
While you sharpened every excuse

[Pre-Chorus]
How many times can a heart bend
Before it learns what it already knew?

[Chorus]
I'm tired of giving the benefit of the doubt
Tired of believing what comes from your mouth
Every story changes when the lights go out
I'm tired of giving the benefit of the doubt

You looked me in the eyes and swore it was real
Turned around and showed me exactly how betrayal feels
I'm done carrying hope for people who let me down
I'm tired of giving the benefit of the doubt

[Verse 2]
I kept finding reasons for every red flag
Making your lies easier to defend
Built you up inside my head
While you were tearing me apart again

And every crack I tried to hide
Turned into a canyon overnight
Funny how the ones who preach honesty
Always disappear from the truth they hide

[Pre-Chorus]
How many scars does it take
To finally stop calling poison medicine?

[Chorus]
I'm tired of giving the benefit of the doubt
Tired of believing what comes from your mouth
Every story changes when the lights go out
I'm tired of giving the benefit of the doubt

You looked me in the eyes and swore it was real
Turned around and showed me exactly how betrayal feels
I'm done carrying hope for people who let me down
I'm tired of giving the benefit of the doubt

[Bridge]
So keep your apologies
Keep your carefully rehearsed regrets
I've memorized this ending now
And I know what comes next

The truth doesn't whisper anymore
It screams through every broken vow
And the person I'm walking away from
Isn't me this time around

[Final Chorus]
I'm done giving chances to deception in disguise
Done mistaking empty words for sacrifice
If trust is earned, then you never paid the price
And I'm done living through your lies

No more benefit of the doubt
No more excuses left to hand out
If honesty was ever there
It finally stopped showing now

[Outro]
I believed because that's who I am
Not because you deserved it somehow
You can keep your lies
I'm keeping my peace now.