Self Love Era

[Verse 1]
I gave you my summers
You gave me your silence
I begged for a promise
You called it “too much”
Mascara on Sunday
My phone on the carpet
Your name on the screen
My heart in a rush
[Pre-Chorus]
But I kept receipts in my ribcage
Every late-night tear
Every half-truth
Now the truth is burning through the bandage
I’m stepping out of the wreckage of you
[Chorus]
This is my self love era
Watch me walk out of the mirror
Like I finally met the one
She was here all along
Every bruise turned into armor
Every scar a little star
Yeah
You were just a passing storm
I’m the afterlight
Reborn
[Verse 2]
You liked me much smaller
Soft voice
Scared of thunder
He said
“I could fix you”
I said
“I’m not broken” (hey)
Now I’m in the doorway
He’s down in the hallway
Begging for the old me
But that girl’s already gone
[Pre-Chorus]
‘Cause I stitched my name into my heartbeat
Turned your shadows into daylight
You can keep your almosts and your half-love
I’m dancing on the fault line tonight
[Chorus]
This is my self love era
Watch me walk out of the mirror
Like I finally met the one
He was here all along
Every doubt turned into thunder
Every “no” just pulled me closer
You were just a heavy coat
I’m the endless sky you wrote off
[Bridge]
[Breakdown – just piano
Close vocal]
(Female) I forgive the girl who stayed
Who shrank herself to keep you safe
(Male) I forgive the boy who begged
For a love that never came
[Build – drums and strings rushing in]
(Female) I’m done with asking to be chosen
(Male) I’m done with bleeding just to hold on
(Together) If I’m the only one who shows up
That’s enough
That’s enough (oh)
[Chorus]
This is our self love era
Watch us rise out of the mirror
Like we finally met the ones
We were here all along
Every heartbreak made us braver
Every ending changed the flavor
You were just a borrowed role
We’re the writers of our souls
[Outro]
Soft hands over old wounds
Slow dance in the same room
Whispered to my own reflection
“I’m the love I kept expecting”

pop, Anthemic pop with dual female and male vocals over cinematic piano and soaring strings; verses stay intimate with warm guitar and steady drums, then swell into huge synth-backed choruses with stacked harmonies and big tom fills. Bridge strips to piano and a single vocal before exploding into a final full-orchestra refrain, stadium-ready and cathartic., strong, healing, romantic, orchestral