You told me I was eighteen going on thirty-five
You made me feel like the smartest human alive
I thought I was clever but, were you clever-er
You said you never fell in love like you did with me
You paid for all the hotels, I paid for fake ID's
To spend the last ten years tryna piece it together

I went to therapy, religiously
I never sleep
I made my brother promise me he'd let you live
And I guess I could forgive

But I choose violence
I choose war
For all the little girls
That should be warned
I could choose silence
But what for
You took my innocence
Now I'll take yours
So I choose violence
And I might die trying

Now you're prolly her world
And she won't understand
That all you need is a girl
To feel like a man
Tell your friends she's a friend
At your hometown dive
But when you were thirteen
She wasn't alive
And by the time you were eighteen
Well, that girl was five
You had a teaching degree
While she was learning how to drive

And you'll make her feel safe
Like you made me feel safe
Like oh my God, you're so mature for your age
Except she's not your age

So I choose violence
I choose war
For all the little girls
That should be warned
I could choose silence
But what for
You took my innocence
Now I'll take yours

And you'll choose hiding
At forty-four
In your mother's house
She'll guard the door
But I'll choose anger
I'll choose rage
When I build an army
Of girls half your age

Oh, we'll all choose violence
We'll all choose war
And every little girl
Will be warned
We won't choose silence
Not anymore
You took our innocence
Now we'll take yours
So I choose violence
And maybe I'll die trying