Jada Monroe Slow Ruin
[Intro]
Mmm
[Verse 1]
He never raised his hand, never raised his voice
Just quietly removed every other choice
Like a house that leans so slow
You don't notice 'til the rain
First it was my friends, then it was my pride
Then the woman I kept locked up inside
Just a little every morning
'Til there wasn't much to come
[Pre-Chorus]
Now I'm standing in this kitchen
In a life I don't recognize
Keep reaching for the door handle
Hand just falls back to my side
[Chorus]
I don't know how to lеave him
Don't know how to stay
He broke mе down so gently
I just learned to call it okay
Lost myself so slowly
In the wrong man's hands
Lord, I don't know how to leave him
But I'm trying to understand
[Verse 2]
The scary part ain't him
The scary part is me
Scared there ain't enough left
To ever be free
So I make his plate
Turn down the bed
And carry all the living
I should have left instead
[Chorus]
I don't know how to leave him
Don't know how to stay
He broke me down so gently
I just learned to call it okay
[Bridge]
Lost myself so slowly
In the wrong man's hands
Lord, I don't know how to leave him
But I'm trying to understand
[Outro]
He never hit me
Never had to
Just woke up one day
In a borrowed life, mm
Slow ruin
[Outro]
Mm, slow ruin
