Waving Red Flags

You said all your exes were crazy,

That should've been my first clue.

You called jealousy “caring,” And lying something people do.

You read every message I sent you,

Then laughed when I asked you why.

You said, “Baby, you're overthinking,” While you practiced another lie.

Red flag,

red flag, waving in the breeze,

But I kept making excuses For what I didn't want to see.

Red flags, red flags,

Hanging from the ceiling.

I should've run the first time I got that awful feeling.

You painted them green,

Said, “Baby, don't be scared,” But every warning sign was screaming,

“GET OUT OF THERE!” (get out of there)

Red flags, red flags,

Now I finally understand—

Love isn't supposed to feel Like walking through a minefield just to

hold someone's hand.

You hated all my friends,

Said they didn't understand.

You wanted all my time

And called control a helping hand.

Every boundary that I gave you

Was a challenge to destroy.

You didn't want a partner,

You wanted someone you could employ.

Red flag, red flag,

I kept calling it a rose.

Funny how denial

Makes the obvious invisible.

I don't need a perfect person,

I just need someone who's real.

Someone who can say “I'm sorry” And actually mean the deal.

No more chasing after people Who make chaos feel like fate.

I mistook the warning signs for butterflies— Never making that mistake.

Red flags, red flags,

I can see them now.

No more making excuses For somebody else's doubt.

You can wave them like a banner,

You can hang them from the sky,

But I won't call it love again Just because you say it's

right. Red flags, red flags,

Thanks for teaching me to see— Sometimes walking away

Is the bravest thing you can be.

Red flag. Red flag.

Yeah, I see it now.

And this time... I'm walking out.

(walking out...)