you were the oxygen that ran through my veins
i was the toxic seeping into your lungs
i was consuming the air you breathed
i am poison that infected your life

you were the one who brought out the best in me
while i brought out the worse in you
and knowing that, it sickened you to the core
i am the bad habit you tried to break

you tried to change because you hated who you were
i told you to stay just as you are, you're fine like that
for me, you listened and gave into my words
i am the devil's voice inside your head

you clung onto the rope that leads you into the light
but i cut it off, keeping you here with me in the dark
i didn't want to be alone
i am the demon who led you astray

all you ever wanted in life was to be happy
but i fed on your misery, and that made me happy
at least you were by my side,
i am the thorns that killed the delicate rose

then one day you decided you've had it
you packed your bags and took your leave
i guess i deserved that, to be abandoned
because i brought you pain you'd never fathomed

and i hope these days you've been doing well
i hope you've found your happiness now
because i was the reason for your gloomy days
and i am the one who drove you away