Lyrics:

[Verse 1]
I was the engine, I was the heat
I was the one who kept the heart on its beat
While you played the victim, a master of “can’t”
Ignoring the water while I tended the plant
I gave you the harvest, I gave you the grain
I stood in the sun while I sheltered your rain
But the books didn’t balance, the math was a lie
Now I’m watching the “forever” we built start to die.

[Pre-Chorus]
Every “I forgot” was a brick in the wall
Every “I’m trying” was a plan for the fall
The ledger is open, the truth is in sight
You’re a ghost in the day and a thief in the night!

[Chorus]
I paid in blood, you paid in dust!
A million-dollar promise built on counterfeit trust!
I gave you the gold, you gave me the stone!
Now I’m standing in the wreckage of a house on loan!
It’s a hollow currency, a beautiful lie!
I’m cashing it in and I’m saying goodbye!
Yeah, it’s counterfeit!
And I’m done with it!

[Verse 2]
You used your weakness like a sharpened blade
A parasitic king in a crown that you made
“Oh, I didn’t know,” and “I didn’t see”
While you dumped all the weight of the world onto me
It wasn’t a mistake, it was a design
To keep me in the dark while you soaked up the shine
But the ink is all running, the paper is thin
And I finally see the hollow state that you’re in.

[Chorus]
I paid in blood, you paid in dust!
A million-dollar promise built on counterfeit trust!
I gave you the gold, you gave me the stone!
Now I’m standing in the wreckage of a house on loan!
It’s a hollow currency, a beautiful lie!
I’m cashing it in and I’m saying goodbye!
Yeah, it’s counterfeit!

[Verse 3]
I invested my youth, I invested my pride
I took every hit while you went for the ride
I thought we were partners, a two-man machine
But I was the worker and you were the queen
Of a kingdom of nothing, a palace of air
Selling a dream that was never quite there.

[Breakdown]
The bank is closed!
The debt is due!
I’m finally bankrupt...
OF YOU!
SPEND IT ALL! WATCH IT FALL!
TEAR THE NUMBERS OFF THE WALL!

[Chorus]
I paid in blood, you paid in dust!
A million-dollar promise built on counterfeit trust!
I gave you the gold, you gave me the stone!
Now I’m standing in the wreckage of a house on loan!
It’s a hollow currency, a beautiful lie!
I’m cashing it in and I’m saying goodbye!
Yeah, it’s counterfeit!
And I’m done with it!

[Verse 4]
So keep your excuses and keep your “I’ll try”
I’m walking away with a tear-free eye
The currency’s fake but the freedom is real
I’m breaking the lock and I’m breaking the seal
Better to be empty than filled with your ghost
I’m leaving the table, I’m leaving the host.

[Guitars]
It’s counterfeit...
Yeah, you’re counterfeit...