It took a while for me to see things as they were  In the light of truth, it wasn't you, it was me  I let myself get used to drownin' in the hurt  Against the wall; who'd've thought it was me?  From there, I couldn't even look over my shoulder  I kicked down all the walls and started all over    [Chorus:]  And I don't paint myself into corners anymore  In a brittle heart of clay  I threw my brushes away  The tools of the trade  That chained your memory to me  Are out the door  I don't paint myself into corners anymore    When you left, you left me with no other choice at all  But to sink to my knees and cry  I never knew just how far a soul could fall  Like a rock, couldn't stop, didn't try  I locked myself behind shades of misery, yeah  But when I let you go, I set myself free    [Repeat chorus]    Yeah, the tools of the trade  That chained your memory to me  Are out the door  I don't paint myself into corners anymore  I don't paint myself into corners anymore