I'll Never Be her

Lyrics

VERSE 1
You said she was different, said she was your type
Guess you needed someone who'd believe all your lies
You made me feel crazy, then called me obsessed
Now you're looking for pieces of me in her dress
Hope she likes the stories you tell after midnight
Hope she doesn't notice when you don't treat her right
'Cause I know that look, yeah, I know what you do
She's gonna learn the hard way I already knew
PRE-CHORUS
You can change her hair
You can change her name
You can tell her everything except who's to blame
But when the lights go out
And you're lying in bed
You're gonna hear my voice inside your head
CHORUS
I'll never be her, and she won't be me
She can have your lies, but she can't have what we had
You can call her perfect, tell her she's the one
But you know damn well I'm the one you messed up
Go ahead, replace me, put her in my place
But every time she looks at you, you'll see my face
You wanted someone you could keep under your thumb
Well, good luck finding another me
'Cause there isn't one
VERSE 2
I used to hate her, now I almost feel bad
'Cause she doesn't know the kind of monster she has
You probably tell her I'm bitter and insane
Funny how the villain always knows your name
I hope she catches every little change in your tone
I hope she realizes when she's crying alone
I hope one day she looks you dead in the eyes
And says, “I finally see through all your alibis”
PRE-CHORUS
You can buy her flowers
You can fake that smile
You can play the perfect boyfriend for a while
But when she figures out
What I already know
She'll leave you standing there with nowhere to go
CHORUS
I'll never be her, and she won't be me
She can have your lies, but she can't have what we had
You can call her perfect, tell her she's the one
But you know damn well I'm the one you messed up
Go ahead, replace me, put her in my place
But every time she looks at you, you'll see my face
You wanted someone you could keep under your thumb
Well, good luck finding another me
'Cause there isn't one
BRIDGE
And when you drive past our old street
When our song comes on repeat
When somebody says my name
I hope it burns a little deep
'Cause you didn't lose a girl
You lost the girl who knew you
And someday she'll leave too
When she finally sees right through you
BREAKDOWN
So tell her I'm crazy
Tell her I'm jealous
Tell her I'm everything you don't wanna remember
You can rewrite the ending
You can lie through your teeth
But you can't erase what you did to me
FINAL CHORUS
I'll never be her, thank God I'm not
She can take your promises, I don't want what she's got
You can call her perfect, you can call her your dream
But she doesn't know you like you know what I mean
Go ahead, replace me, tell yourself you won
But losing me is something you can't undo
You wanted someone better
Well, I hope she proves you wrong
'Cause I'll never be her—
And she'll never be me.
OUTRO
Yeah, I'll never be her.
And that's the best revenge.