red flags

I know better than I let on Somehow surprised when you do me wrong Get so hurt and decide to write a song Never know why I'm this way I'm not great with boundaries I still let you come and go as you please Not like you ever took care of me And yet I choose to stay But every time I see it coming And I still hope for the best Laugh it off like something funny Then blame it on myself I looked past the things you said And how much you messed with my head Still I thought you were a friend Despite that the flags and signs were clearly red Built walls around my mind But you still get inside I listen and I know you lie But I still let you in every single time My friends tried to tell me 'bout your verbal violence I had my doubts but I tried to hide 'em So quick to give into all of your lying Is it my fault if they sounded like sirens? (So much trouble that you made) (I don't know why I stayed) Not that I didn't see the signs I just hoped they weren't there I was selectively blind I tried not to care 'Bout the things that you would do And your ugly attitude I guess what my friends said is true That all the red flags - they point back to you