Don't Take Me for a Fool

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You changed the story twice before the coffee cooled Left your coat by the doorway like I had been fooled Your phone turned face-down when I walked in the room But I know that little silence, I know what it means to you [Pre-Chorus] You can dress it up in careful words You can swear the timing hurt But every missing piece Still points back to me [Chorus] Don’t take me for a fool I can read the room, I can see through you Don’t take me for a fool You had my trust, then you bent the rules I won’t chase what you conceal I won’t beg you to be real Keep your alibis and leave me cool Just don’t take me for a fool [Verse 2] You called it bad luck, called it one mistake But the same excuse wears a different face I kept the door unlocked, kept making room While you built your little kingdom out of half-truths in this room [Pre-Chorus] You can lower your voice and shake your head You can blame the things I never said But every cracked excuse Still sounds like you [Chorus] Don’t take me for a fool I can read the room, I can see through you Don’t take me for a fool You had my trust, then you bent the rules I won’t chase what you conceal I won’t beg you to be real Keep your alibis and leave me cool Just don’t take me for a fool [Bridge] I was kind, not blind I was patient, not behind You mistook my quiet for defeat Now the truth is on its feet No more questions, no more proof I found my way out of you [Final Chorus] Don’t take me for a fool I can read the room, I can see through you Don’t take me for a fool You had my trust, then you bent the rules I won’t chase what you conceal I won’t beg you to be real Take your alibis and leave me cool You don’t get to make me small You don’t get to write it all Don’t take me for a fool [Outro] No, don’t take me for a fool I know exactly what you do