One Man’s War.

(Verse 1)
He wore a smile like a mask,
Spoke soft with a serpent’s tongue,
Said he only wanted peace,
But he loaded up his gun.
Came into my life like fire,
Lit the match, then walked away,
Left me choking on the ashes
Of the life he came to slay.

(Chorus)
One man’s war is another man’s ruin,
Tearing down just to feel like he's doin’
Something bigger than his broken soul—
But it's all just hunger, dark and cold.
You don’t need a blade to kill,
Just a whisper and a lie,
He got what he wanted—
And I still don’t know why.

(Verse 2)
He built a cage inside my mind,
Locked me in and threw the key,
Told the world I was a monster
While he smiled on TV.
He painted lies in poison ink,
Signed them with a lover’s kiss,
Now I sleep with shadows
And I wake with bitterness.

(Chorus)
One man’s war is another man’s ruin,
He ain’t bleeding but he loves the bruisin’.
Took my truth and turned it into shame—
Burned my name like a wildfire flame.
You don’t need to shout to break,
Just silence loud enough to cry,
He got what he wanted—
And I still don’t know why.

(Bridge)
Is it power, is it pain?
Is it pride or just the rain
Falling harder on a soul
That never learned to love at all?

(Verse 3)
Now I rise from what's been shattered,
Still hear echoes when it’s still,
But I'm learning how to walk again,
On bones he couldn’t kill.

(Final Chorus)
One man’s war nearly tore me under,
But I’m still here, rising from the thunder.
I may be scarred, but I ain’t done—
This war ain’t his to say he’s won.
You don’t need revenge to fight,
Just a voice that won’t comply,
He got what he wanted—
But I survived.