[Intro]
Yeah
Had to lose y'all to find me
Funny how that works, right?
Watch this
[Verse 1]
You said you had my back
Turns out you meant my spine
All them knives you were hiding
I was blind to the shine
Family turned to tourists
Only came for the highlight reel
Loved me when I looked strong
Vanished when I couldn't heal
You called it "tough love"
It was just tough, not love
Had to climb out that crater
While you pushed from above
I was begging for a lifeline
You were looking for a weak link
Guess I was too loyal
To see how fast y'all sink
[Chorus]
Now I'm better on my own
Heart broke, but it built this throne
Yeah, I bled, now I'm full-grown
Stand tall, I stand alone
If you left, you can stay gone
Turned the dark to a new dawn
You were weight, now the chain's gone
Stand tall, I stand alone (alone)
[Verse 2]
You laughed at my worst days
Turned my pain to a group chat
Screenshots of my breakdowns
Tell me, who does that?
Said you'd ride forever
Guess you meant till the gas run
When the tank hit empty
You were first one to fast-walk
Had to learn how to self-talk
When your words cut deep in me
Had to build my own faith
When your doubt kept preaching me
Turned your "you won't make it"
To a mantra I speak daily
Every time that I level up
I spell your names in the savings
[Chorus]
Now I'm better on my own
Heart broke, but it built this throne
Yeah, I bled, now I'm full-grown
Stand tall, I stand alone
If you left, you can stay gone
Turned the dark to a new dawn
You were weight, now the chain's gone
Stand tall, I stand alone (yeah, alone)
[Bridge]
You taught me how to lose
So I taught myself to win
You slammed every open door
I kicked down the frame again (hey!)
I don't need your half-love
I don't need your slow applause
I'm the storm and I'm the shelter
I'm the hurt and I'm the cause
[Chorus]
Now I'm better on my own
Heart broke, but it built this throne
Yeah, I bled, now I'm full-grown
Stand tall, I stand alone
If you left, you can stay gone
Turned the dark to a new dawn
You were weight, now the chain's gone
Stand tall, I stand alone (stand alone)