Control Lyrics

I was down on my luck

When you rushed in

You offered beauty and magic and sin

I wanted a home

You wanted a game

After a narcissist’s touch

You’re never the same

You said no one would love me baby

Nobody like you

I believed you too

Then you went and snuck your hooks into me

First love I ever

First pain I ever

I ran away

But I got sicker

You live in my lungs

You live in my liver

You fled the scene

There’s not a trace

Tell me is it normal

To flinch at your own name?

(Ooh) And I can never go back now

(Ooh) You burned my youth and my house down

(Ooh) Tell me the truth, did you ever want love?

Or was control all it ever was?

I was quick to forgive

Slow to anger

To you I was selfish

Your biggest betrayer

First comes thunder

Then beautiful rain

You don’t see erosion

Til it’s too late

You said no one would love me baby

Nobody like you

I believed you too

Then you went and snuck your hooks into me

First love I ever

First pain I ever

I ran away

But I got sicker

You live in my lungs

You live in my liver

You fled the scene

There’s not a trace

Tell me is it normal

To flinch at your own name?

(Ooh) And I can never go back now

(Ooh) You burned my youth and my house down

(Ooh) Tell me the truth, did you ever want love?

But love is not control is it?

Love is not a test is it?

Love is not a weapon is it?

Is it?

But I still hear

Love is not to fight is it?

Love is never free is it?

Love is not to leave is it?

Is it?

I ran away

But I got sicker

You’re in my lungs

In my liver

You fled the scene

There’s not a trace

Tell me is it normal

To flinch at your own name?

And I can never go back now

You burned my youth and my house down

Tell me the truth, did you ever want love?

Or was control all it ever was?