I'll Be The Villain

Verse 1]
If you need a name to carry
Put mine beneath the blame.
Tell them I was cold and careless,
Tell them I walked away.
I won't chase down every rumor,
Or correct what you repeat.
There are battles fought in circles,
And I don't need any one to see me.

[Pre-Chorus]
You can twist the facts to fit you,
You can hide them in your notebooks
.But a story doesn't alter
What was there when no one looked

(Chorus]
If I have to be the villain in your story, that's okay.
I know the truth,
and you know the truth,
And God knows the truth anyway.
Let the room believe your version,
Let the curtain fall tonight
I can play the part you gave me,
And still sleep with a clear mind.

[Verse 2]
I remember every promise,
Every pause before you lied.
The distance left between us,
The excuses that you filed.
I won't turn your fear to anger,
I won't make a public case.
Some things don't need a witness
To remain what they became.

[Pre-Chorus]
You can polish up the ending,
You can call it what you choose.
But the quiet keeps its record,
And the quiet knows the truth.

[Chorus]
If I have to be the villain in your story, that's okay.
I know the truth, and you know the truth,
And God knows the truth anyway.
Let the room believe your version,
Let the curtain fall tonight.
I can play the part you gave me,
And still sleep with a clear mind.

[Bridge]
I release you from the burden
Of admitting what you did.
I release myself from proving
I was more than what you said.
When the applause has finally faded,
When the borrowed words are gone,
There will be one heart before Heaven,
And it will know where it belongs.

[Final Chorus]
If I have to be the villain in your story, that's okay.
I know the truth, and you know the truth,
And God knows the truth anyway.
Let them keep the simpler ending,
Let them praise the words you write.
I can carry your accusation,
Without surrendering my life.

[Outro]
Call me what you need to call me,
I know who I am.