Best friend

Lyrics

[INTRO — Clean Electric Guitar + Lonely Piano] She called me crying at 2 AM, Said, “Can you come get me? I can’t stay here again.” I heard that tremble underneath every word, She said, “My daddy’s the reason that I’m scared of the world.” [VERSE 1 — Acoustic Guitar, Slow Kick Drum] She was my best friend, my ride-or-die, The kind of girl who’d never leave your side. But lately she’d stare at the floor when she’d talk, And she’d freeze every time she heard somebody walk. She finally told me what she’d been hiding, Said she’d spent years just surviving and lying. Said the man who was supposed to keep her safe Was the reason she couldn’t look herself in the face. [PRE-CHORUS — Piano Builds + Violin] I said, “Girl, look me in the eyes, You ain’t the one who needs to apologize. You didn’t do a damn thing wrong— You just survived something you never should’ve known.” [CHORUS — BIG DRUMS + DISTORTED ELECTRIC GUITAR] Blood ain’t supposed to hurt like that, A daddy ain’t supposed to cross that line. He was supposed to be her shelter, Not the reason she was terrified. She said, “I don’t wanna call him Daddy,” And I felt my whole chest crack. ‘Cause sometimes family shares your blood, But that don’t mean they deserve you back. [VERSE 2 — Acoustic + Electric Guitar] She’d wear long sleeves in the middle of July, Hide every scar while she told everybody lies. “I’m fine,” she’d say with a smile on her face, While a little girl’s heart was still trapped in that place. She’d blame herself for the things he had done, Like somehow his darkness had become her own. I said, “No, girl, put that weight on the floor, You ain’t responsible for what he did behind that door.” [CHORUS — HARDER, FULL BAND] Blood ain’t supposed to hurt like that, A daddy ain’t supposed to cross that line. He was supposed to be her shelter, Not the reason she was terrified. She said, “I don’t wanna call him Daddy,” And I felt my whole chest crack. ‘Cause sometimes family shares your blood, But that don’t mean they deserve you back. [BRIDGE — STRIPPED TO PIANO + VIOLIN] She said, “Why didn’t he love me?” I said, “Baby, I don’t know.” She said, “Why did he touch me When I begged him to let me go?” I couldn’t give her answers, Couldn’t take away the pain. So I sat there on that floor with her While she cried out his name. She said, “I was just a little girl…” And that’s the part that killed me most. ’Cause she spent half her life believing She was the thing that he had broke. I said, “You ain’t dirty. You ain’t broken. You ain’t guilty of his sins. And whatever comes tomorrow, You don’t have to face it by yourself again.” [BREAKDOWN — DISTORTED GUITAR + DRUMS BUILDING] NO— You ain’t his secret! NO— You ain’t his shame! NO— You ain’t what happened! You still got your name! [FINAL CHORUS — FULL COUNTRY-ROCK EXPLOSION] Blood ain’t supposed to hurt like that, A daddy ain’t supposed to cross that line. He was supposed to be her shelter, Not the reason she was terrified. She said, “I don’t wanna call him Daddy,” So I told her, “You don’t have to.” ‘Cause family ain’t the blood inside your veins— It’s who stays when the whole world turns its back on you. And I’ll stand beside her screaming Till somebody hears her truth. He may have stolen pieces of her childhood, But he ain’t taking her future too. [OUTRO — Piano + Crying Violin + Acoustic Guitar] She’s still my best friend… Still learning how to trust again. And I’ll remind her every morning: “You survived him. You didn’t become him. And this ain’t where your story ends.”