Ruthless Strings of Betrayal

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I called you family, stood by your side Every time you fell, I swallowed my pride You needed a hand, I opened both mine Now you rewrite history and act like you’re fine Mahnaz, Mahzad, I trusted your word Never imagined betrayal from blood Looked me in my eyes and promised you’d stay Then turned your back and walked away [Pre-Chorus] You said, “I’ll be there” Those words still burn I gave you loyalty You gave me lessons learned I kept your secrets, carried your weight Stood in the fire while you escaped How do you leave your own behind? How do you sleep with that on your mind? [Chorus] Mahnaz and Mahzad What a shame, what a shame Mahnaz and Mahzad You set my heart in flames I loved you more than anything You handed me over to the pain Mahnaz and Mahzad Nothing will ever be the same [Verse 2] Every time you needed me, I showed up fast Covered every crack, held the walls from collapse When the pressure came, I took the blame Now everybody acts like they don’t know my name My sister smiled and said, “You’ll be okay” Then watched my whole world fade away Some wounds heal, some scars remain And family cuts leave the deepest pain I stayed loyal through every storm While everyone else transformed I carried the weight of a broken home Fighting battles that I fought alone You never saw the sleepless nights The endless wars, the endless fights Trying to keep this family whole While carrying the weight upon my soul [Pre-Chorus] You said, “I’ll be there” Those words still sting Sold me out Then act like kings I kept your secrets, took your hits Now you want my name removed from it How do you do that to your own? How do you leave your brother cold? [Chorus] Mahnaz and Mahzad What a shame, what a shame Mahnaz and Mahzad You set my heart in flames I loved you more than anything You sold me to the system’s game Mahnaz and Mahzad I won’t forget who lit the flame [Verse 3] I’ve never seen a family like this Turn love into something they twist Take loyalty and call it weakness Leave scars behind and call it business But look at me now, I’m standing tall After everything, I survived it all The dreams I carried still remain I built them through the hurt and pain I built myself from broken days Found my own path, found my own way Every time they thought I’d fall apart I found more fire inside my heart Now the same voice they ignored Has people listening more and more The same kid left to figure it out Is now the man they talk about [Bridge] Don’t call me when it all falls down Don’t call me when the truth comes out You broke the one who held you high Now live with that every night I gave my all, I paid the cost You watched me crash, you watched me fall One day you’ll think about what we had And realize what loyalty meant after all One day you’ll wish I was there The way I always used to care But some doors close and stay that way When loyalty gets thrown away [Verse 4] I learned the difference, clear as day Between the ones who leave and stay Between the ones who run from storms And those who stand when life gets hard The pain became my gasoline The darkest nights built everything Every scar became a lesson learned Every bridge became a bridge I burned Now I’m focused on the road ahead Building dreams instead of dread Every victory that I claim Reminds me why I changed my fate [Final Chorus] Mahnaz and Mahzad What a shame, what a shame Mahnaz and Mahzad You set my heart in flames I loved you more than anything You sold me to the system’s game Mahnaz and Mahzad Nothing will ever be the same Mahnaz and Mahzad You can keep your side of town I’m still rising, moving up While your memories pull you down Mahnaz and Mahzad The truth remains the same You lost a brother who was real And that’s the heaviest kind of pain [Outro] I walked through fire, walked through rain Turned every loss into a gain You wrote your chapter, I wrote mine Now I’m leaving all that behind No more waiting, no more chains No more carrying all your pain I found my voice, I found my way And nobody can take that away.