Villains

[Verse 1] I thought the world was made of open hands Every stranger just a friend I hadn't met Running through the days without a second thought Back when trust came naturally Someone called my name across the yard I turned around without a second thought A bucket full of sand, a scar I'll always keep I never knew why someone called my name Funny how a scar can stay forever Long after you've forgotten all the pain Like a lesson written on your skin Before you're old enough to understand [Interlude] This is how villains are made [Verse 2] Some wounds don't look like wounds at all Just jokes everybody laughs about Words disguised as harmless fun Until their voices sound like yours So you learn to smile before they notice Learn to laugh before they laugh at you Learn to hate the parts you actually like Until you forget why you liked them at all Nobody means enough to matter At least that's what everybody says But a thousand little cuts still bleed If there's not enough time to heal [Interlude] This is how villains are made [Verse 3] A different town, a second chance at fitting in I thought maybe I'd finally found my place Late night talks and borrowed dreams The kind of memories that feel permanent Then one sentence changed the picture "I never really liked you back then" Funny how a few words can rewrite years Like they never happened at all Trust isn't broken in a single moment One disappointment after another Until you stop expecting people to stay Before they even get the chance to leave [Bridge] When you're open, they call you kind When you're careful, they call you cold When you stop trusting, they call you bitter When you finally answer back... They call you the villain. People like to judge the end of the story But maybe they helped write it too [Final Hook] This is how villains are made Not the birth of a bad guy But the death of a good one Some scars heal Some questions stay Some answers never came This is how villains are made