Like a true leading lady I clock in to my 9 to 5 Where I destroy a good man's life Then at 6 call him baby I assembled the army Cursed my name while you burned alive Held the match but I still denied God forbid I say sorry You called me a snake, a self-obsessed liar I had nothing to say, you were preaching to the choir Your leash that I made, of glass shards and leather I hate a cliché, but you could do better If you're leaving me stranded I understand it I understand Saw your cards, bet the money Love your laugh but it's not the sound Think I just like when you're around 'Cause it makes me feel funny Said I'm a witch: I twist and conspire I wish that it hurt, 'cause I'm such a pretty crier Default to defense, and almost innately So, how could I ever be shocked that you hate me? If you're leaving me stranded I understand it I understand Diluted your sweetness, till you were bleak and frail Asked you to breathe my world in and never exhale Thought my cages were trendy, they were metal and mean Put a couch in the doghouse, I'll be there for a while now Said I was a poet: But it was all plagiarized (all plagiarized) Reading Sparks, Green, and Austen, under my disguise (under my disguise) And I'd flinch just a little when you'd mention my eyes Terrified that you'd see it, but even worse, you believed it And you were calling out to me, you were calling out Like you're spamming the lifeline but the power's out Like a child in the sandbox won't share her toys 'Cause what's yours was mine, but mine wasn't yours Your hair is turning grey and you're only nineteen Heard you blame your genetics but I know it's 'cause of me And the great gods of guilt, they don't give it to you sweet Nailed a sign on my forehead I know it's 'cause of me If you're leaving me stranded Well, I understand it I understand If you think I'm a screw-up It isn't just you, love It isn't just you If you're wanting me punished I've already done it It's already done When you call me the villain Isn't that a given? Isn't that? If you remove your tattoo I swear I won't blame you I swear that I won't