Locally Hated

Lyrics

Verse 1
[M] I been the bad man in your mouth
[M] But I heard the same thing at home
[M] Folks keep shuttin' me out
[M] Like I was born to walk alone
[M] You said love when you meant control
[M] Kept score like I owed every breath
[M] So I threw my heart in the road
[M] And I left a trail of broken trust

Pre-Chorus
[M] You act like I was never enough
[M] Like my name was dirt on your tongue
[M] So don't act shocked when it went rough
[M] I was hurt before I was done

Chorus
[M] Locally hated, locally hated
[M] Y'all made me feel created
[M] For a cold heart, for a dark road
[M] For a line I should've never crossed
[F] Locally hated, locally hated
[F] He swore y'all pushed him to the edge
[F] Now every word sounds reloaded
[F] And the whole town holds its breath

Verse 2
[F] He said, "I watched 'em all back away"
[F] Same hands that held him let go
[F] Every dinner turned into a fight
[F] Every prayer felt like a cold stone
[F] He stopped askin' to be saved
[F] He stopped sleepin' in that house
[F] And one night he took his pain too far
[F] Now the truth don't come out clean now

Pre-Chorus
[F] They asked him why he went that deep
[F] Why he turned his hurt to flame
[F] He said, "You kept on callin' me weak
[F] So I gave you a reason to blame"

Chorus
[M] Locally hated, locally hated
[M] Y'all made me feel created
[M] For a cold heart, for a dark road
[M] For a line I should've never crossed
[F] Locally hated, locally hated
[F] He swore y'all pushed him to the edge
[F] Now every word sounds reloaded
[F] And the whole town holds its breath

Bridge
[M] I ain't proud of what I became
[M] Can't take back what I broke that night
[F] But hurt don't write its own name
[F] And pain don't make it right
[M] Still hear them voices in my head
[M] "You always were the one to blame"
[F] He said if love just leaves you dead
[F] Then hate comes easy with your name

Final Chorus
[M] Locally hated, locally hated
[M] Y'all made me feel created
[M] For a cold heart, for a dark road
[M] For a line I should've never crossed
[F] Locally hated, locally hated
[F] He swore y'all pushed him to the edge
[F] Now every word sounds reloaded
[F] And the whole town holds its breath
[M] Locally hated, locally hated
[M] I wanted love, got alienated
[F] Locally hated, locally hated
[F] And now the silence won't let go