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Don’t Bring Me Up

Verse 1
I’m not claiming to be perfect, but I know who I am
Got a mind full of stories, got a world in my hands
I don’t preach from a mountain, don’t pretend I’m divine
But I’ve read a few chapters more than you’ve read in your time

Pre-Chorus
And I’ve seen you shouting shadows
Acting like they’re chasing you down…
But every line you throw just circles back around

Chorus
So don’t bring me up if you don’t want the truth
Don’t spin your fiction like you got some proof
If you call my name, then I’ll call you out
But if you stay quiet, I’ll fade right out
I’ve got better things, better dreams, better love to live up
So don’t bring me up
Don’t bring me up

Verse 2
You’ve been talking in circles like a prophet on the street
Throwing lines at every stranger that you happen to meet
Building castles out of chaos, thinking nobody sees
But the story that you’re telling tells more about you than me

Pre-Chorus
You say you’re taking the high road
But you’re driving it into the ground
And every time I leave, you drag my name around

Chorus
So don’t bring me up if you don’t want the truth
Don’t spin your fiction like you got some proof
If you call my name, then I’ll call you out
But if you stay quiet, I’ll fade right out
I’ve got better things, better dreams, better love to live up
So don’t bring me up
Don’t bring me up

Bridge
I’m moving on, got miles to go
Got places calling my soul
But if you light the fuse, just know
You’ll hear the echo

Final Chorus
Don’t bring me up if you don’t want the truth
Don’t spin your story like I asked you to
You keep calling out shadows, starting your fights
But I’m living my days, I’m living my nights
I’ve got better things, better dreams, better love to live up
So don’t bring me up
Don’t bring me up
Don’t bring me up