I bet you thought I'd break down, fall apart But you didn't know My strength from the start Now you're gone And it's better this way Hope you're stuck In the mess that you made You called it love But it felt like a cage Now I'm dancing In the fire of the rage Took back my soul From the lies that you fed Now I hope it haunts Every word that you said Hope it hurts When you see me smile Hope it burns When you feel this fire All your games, boy I learned them well Now you're sinking In your personal hell Hope it hurts When you're all alone Like a ghost With no place to go Every scar that you left behind Hope it hurts, yeah I hope it's unkind I built my walls With the tears I cried You can't break through What I've fortified Now you're stuck In the wreckage you caused While I'm rising From everything lost You called it love But I'm calling it war Every battle made Me stronger than before Now I'm shining In the dark of your curse And I hope it keeps getting worse Hope it hurts When you see me smile Hope it burns When you feel this fire All your games, boy I learned them well Now you're sinking In your personal hell Hope it hurts When you're all alone Like a ghost With no place to go Every scar that you left behind Hope it hurts, yeah I hope it's unkind I found my peace In the pieces you broke Now your name is just smoke It's a joke While you're drowning I'm flying so high Hope you feel It every time I rise Hope it hurts When you see me smile Hope it burns When you feel this fire All your games, boy I learned them well Now you're sinking In your personal hell Hope it hurts When you're all alone Like a ghost With no place to go Every scar that you left behind Hope it hurts, yeah I hope it's unkind Hope it hurts Hope it burns Every tear Very turn I'm free now You're the curse Hope it hurts, oh I hope it hurts