Lyrics

Yeah…
I just been sittin’ with my thoughts lately.
Realizing how much I read into things that weren’t even there.
Man… I assumed.
(Beat drops: kick, snare, bass slide in)
[Verse 1]
Read the room wrong, took the quiet as a promise
Thought the loyalty was solid, turned out it was borrowed
Late-night drives, I thought we were buildin’ somethin’
Turns out you were just lookin’ for a passenger, nothin’
Gave you the blueprint, let you steer the whole vision
Saw the hesitation, called it “just a different rhythm”
Handshakes felt like contracts, but the fine print was fear
I kept showin’ up early, you kept changin’ the year
I assumed the love was deep ‘cause the words sounded right
Assumed the late replies were just you workin’ through life
Assumed the circle tight, but the edges were frayed
Assumed the sun would stay, didn’t check how it faded
Man, I been playin’ detective in rooms I designed
Lookin’ for clues in the silence, missin’ the signs
Should’ve been lookin’ inward, instead I leaned out
Trusted the echo, never trusted the doubt.
[Pre-Chorus]
(Melodic lift, vocals open up, light harmonies enter)
I built a whole future on a maybe, a vibe
Gave you the keys, watched you take the ride
Now I’m sittin’ in the driveway, headlights on
Realizin’ the only voice I should’ve leaned on…
[Chorus]
(Catchy, half-sung/half-rapped, layered vocals)
I assumed, yeah, I assumed
Read the signs wrong, let the doubt move in the room
I assumed, I assumed
Thought the loyalty was real, turned out it was just fumes
Now I’m sittin’ with the truth, let it sink in slow
The only hand I gotta hold is the one I already know
I assumed… I just assumed.
(Ad-lib: “Yeah… I shoulda trusted me first…”)
[Verse 2]
Gave the benefit, got the burden in return
Played the peacekeeper while the tables started to turn
Thought I was the anchor, turned out I was the sea
Draggin’ every wave down just to keep it steady
I been carryin’ weight that I didn’t even earn
Read every text like a lesson I had to learn
But some words ain’t meant for the heavy they hold
Some smiles are just curtains when the story gets old
Now I’m movin’ different, less talk, more distance
Trust is a currency, I’m countin’ my own instances
Self-first, not selfish, just clear in the vision
No more guesswork, I’m done with the division
I used to think loyalty was proven by time
Now I know it’s proven by who shows up in the mine
When the glamour is gone, and the silence gets loud
I’m finally hearin’ my own voice over the crowd.
[Pre-Chorus]
(Melodic lift, harmonies thicker, 808s pulse)
I built a whole future on a maybe, a vibe
Gave you the keys, watched you take the ride
Now I’m sittin’ in the driveway, headlights on
Realizin’ the only voice I should’ve leaned on…
[Chorus]
(Full vocal stack, emotional but restrained)
I assumed, yeah, I assumed
Read the signs wrong, let the doubt move in the room
I assumed, I assumed
Thought the loyalty was real, turned out it was just fumes
Now I’m sittin’ with the truth, let it sink in slow
The only hand I gotta hold is the one I already know
I assumed… I just assumed.
[Bridge]
(Beat strips to guitar + vocal, intimate, slight falsetto run)
I been lookin’ outward for the proof
When the mirror was the only one that told me the truth
Every wrong turn, every closed door
Was just life tellin’ me to trust myself more
Yeah, I assumed the worst, assumed the best
Now I’m takin’ back the pen, puttin’ my name on the rest
No more readin’ between what was never wrote
I’m my own foundation, I’m my own coat.
(Beat swells back in, hats return, bass slides)
[Chorus]
(Final pass, ad-libs weave through, vocals slightly raw but controlled)
I assumed, yeah, I assumed
Read the signs wrong, let the doubt move in the room
I assumed, I assumed
Thought the loyalty was real, turned out it was just fumes
Now I’m sittin’ with the truth, let it sink in slow
The only hand I gotta hold is the one I already know
I assumed… I just assumed.
[Outro]
(Beat fades to guitar + 808 hum, vocal close, conversational)
Yeah…
I should’ve been the first one I believed in.
Always been.
I assumed the love was out there…
Turns out it was in here.
(Tap chest)
I assumed…
But I know now.
I know.
(Ad-lib fades: “Yeah… trust me first… always…”)
(Beat cuts on a single guitar pluck)