WINTER CARTWRIGHT

Lyrics

[Intro – soft piano / slow groove]
Mmm… yeah
Funny how the ones you call family
Can turn into strangers overnight
Yeah…
[Verse 1]
I used to call you my ride or die
Thought you’d be right here by my side
Shared my dreams and my darkest days
Never thought you’d throw my trust away
You sat at my table, you broke my bread
But somewhere along the line something changed instead
Now I hear whispers behind closed doors
From the same lips that said they loved me before
You smile when you see me face to face
But I see the truth behind that fake embrace
You played the part so well for years
But now your mask is crystal clear
[Pre-Chorus]
I gave my loyalty, gave you my heart
But betrayal been hiding there from the start
You threw my name in rooms I wasn’t in
Tell me, how you call that friend?
[Chorus]
Smiling in my face
But stabbing my back
Talking about my name
While I’m cutting you slack
Friends ain’t supposed to move like enemies
But that’s what you became to me
Who needs friends
If they just bring pain?
If loyalty dies
And love ain’t the same
I gave you chances
Time after time
But now I see
Your heart was never mine
[Verse 2]
You remind me of Judas in the night
Kissing my cheek while setting up the knife
Thirty pieces of silver ain’t much to pay
For the kind of loyalty you threw away
You laughed with me, cried with me too
But behind my back you changed the truth
Assassinating my character piece by piece
While pretending you wanted my peace
But God showed me the signs I missed
Sometimes betrayal comes with a friendly kiss
And the people you think would take a bullet for you
Be the same ones pulling the trigger too
[Pre-Chorus]
Now my circle small, my vision clear
Cause fake love can’t live near
Trust ain’t something I give for free
Not after what you did to me
[Chorus]
Smiling in my face
But stabbing my back
Talking about my name
While I’m cutting you slack
Friends ain’t supposed to move like enemies
But that’s what you became to me
Who needs friends
If they just bring pain?
If loyalty dies
And love ain’t the same
I gave you chances
Time after time
But now I see
Your heart was never mine
[Bridge – soulful]
But I won’t let your betrayal break my soul
Some people just lose their role
And though the world feels cold and rough
I still believe there’s good enough
Some hearts shine through all the dust
Like diamonds hidden in the rough
So I’ll keep my faith and guard my trust
And leave the fake behind with us
[Final Chorus – powerful]
Smiling in my face
But I see it now
The truth always rises
Some way, somehow
Friends supposed to ride
Through joy and pain
But if loyalty dies
Then nothing remains
So I’ll keep my circle
Tight and small
Cause real love
Don’t betray at all
And the ones who stay
Through thick and thin
Those are the diamonds
I call my friends
[Outro – soft]
Yeah…
Sometimes losing friends
Is how you find the real ones.