I’m Not Your Play Thing

[Verse 1]
I cut my rust off just to shine
You watch me tear
You call it fine
I say I’m hurt
You roll your eyes
Say I’m acting
Say I’m lying
[Pre-Chorus]
You wind me up
Then walk away
Leave my pieces
Where they lay
[Chorus]
I’m not your play thing
Not your rainy-day distraction
Not a body you can damage
Then forget I ever happened
I’m not your play thing
Not a joke for when you’re bored
I’m a heart you keep on cracking
I’m a person
Not your toy
[Verse 2]
You say I’m “extra
” say I’m loud
Like feeling much is something foul
You bend my spine till pages tear
Close the book like I’m not there
[Pre-Chorus]
You pull the strings
Then drop the show
Call it drama
When I explode
[Chorus]
I’m not your play thing
Not your rainy-day distraction
Not a body you can damage
Then forget I ever happened
I’m not your play thing
Not a joke for when you’re bored
I’m a heart you keep on cracking
I’m a person
Not your toy
[Bridge]
Look at these scars
You call them stories
I call them yours
You call it “phase”
I call it mourning
What I was before
[Chorus]
I’m not your play thing
Not your rainy-day distraction
Not a body you can damage
Then forget I ever happened
I’m not your play thing
Not a joke for when you’re bored
I’m a heart you keep on cracking
I’m a person
Not your toy
[Outro]
I cut my rust off just to shine
You won’t be the one this time

Moody alt-pop ballad over sparse piano and deep sub bass, male or female vocals raw and close-mic’d. First verse intimate and hushed, then drums slide in with a heavy, swung groove for the chorus. Layers of airy pads and distant vocal harmonies bloom on each hook. Final chorus strips back to almost solo vocal, then swells on the last line for a cathartic outro.