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It started as a game, just harmless fun A little conversation, damage done to none The thrill of secret messages, the rush of being seen Just playing at the edges of what “faithful” means
She laughed at all my jokes, I made her feel alive What’s the harm in making someone else survive The boredom of my marriage? Just a little spark I didn’t see the danger hiding in the dark
I thought I had control I thought I knew the rules
But I opened Pandora’s box And now I can’t close the lid I opened Pandora’s box Look at what I did What seemed like nothing turned to everything Now I’m drowning in the chaos that this brings I opened Pandora’s box And I can’t take it back
The flirting turned to touching, touching turned to more I told myself I’d stop this, walked back through the door But she’s texting every hour, saying that she’s mine Talking about our future, crossing every line (This isn’t what I wanted…) My wife found the receipts, questions in her eyes The kids are asking why we fight, I’m choking on my lies And she won’t let it go now, says she’ll tell them all I built this house of cards, now I’m watching it fall
I lost all control I broke all the rules
I opened Pandora’s box And now I can’t close the lid I opened Pandora’s box God, look what I did What seemed like a game became a nightmare scene Now everyone I love is caught in between I opened Pandora’s box And there’s no going back
She’s calling my work She’s messaging my friends She’s sitting in her car outside my house again My kids are asking questions that I can’t explain My wife won’t even look at me, just whispers my name
I tried to end it gently, tried to make it right But you can’t reason with the chaos you ignite She says if she can’t have me, no one can I created this monster with my own two hands
Pandora’s box is open! Everything’s destroyed! My marriage! My family! My life in the void! The lid won’t close! The damage won’t heal! This wasn’t a game! This was always real!
I opened pandora’s box! And it swallowed me whole! I opened pandora’s box! And it took my soul! My kids won’t talk to me, my wife is gone Everyone I hurt, I did them wrong I opened pandora’s box! And I can’t take it back…
It was just a game Just a little thrill Now I’m sitting in the wreckage Paying the bill Was it worth it? Was any of it worth this?