Taste Of Your Own Poison

Lyrics

Verse 1
You taught me how to flinch on cue
Every footstep down the hallway
Glass on the floor
Names on my skin that never washed away

You crowned yourself king of this house
On a throne made of empty cans
I learned to count the cracks in the ceiling
While you were counting how hard your hand lands

Pre-Chorus
But tonight your grip slipped
And my fear ran dry
You reached for my throat
I caught your wrist this time

Chorus
Taste of your own poison
Drink it ‘til your teeth turn black
Every bruise you ever painted
I’m just signing my name back
Hear your favorite weapon
Singing in a brand new key
You raised a monster
And now the monster looks like me (hey)

Verse 2
You always said I’d thank you someday
For “making me tough”
Funny how you start to pray
Soon as I stand up

Look at you now
Shaking
On the kitchen tile
All those years you called it “discipline”
I’ll call it payback with a smile

Pre-Chorus
You made me the mirror
You refused to see
You reached for control
And lost your hold on me

Chorus
Taste of your own poison
Drink it ‘til your lungs burn through
Every scream you ever swallowed
I’m just serving some for you
Hear your favorite weapon
Singing in a brand new key
You raised a monster
And now the monster’s finally free (oh)

Bridge
You said
“Boys don’t cry”
So I learned to laugh
While something inside
Split clean in half

Now feel every second
You carved into me
I’ll add a little extra
Call it interest on your cruelty

Chorus
Taste of your own poison
Drink it ‘til your veins run dry
Every night you stole my childhood
I pour it back into your eyes
Hear your favorite weapon
Screaming in a brand new key
You built this nightmare
And now this nightmare’s all you see