Claim me

(Verse 1)

I've been running since I was small

Through hands that reached and let me fall

I made myself small, I made myself sick

Just to survive another trick

(Pre-Chorus)

But I'm tired now

So tired now

(Chorus)

Claim me

Not for romance, not for bed

Claim me so they'll stop instead

All my life I've been pursued

Worn down, passed around, abused

I need a wall that cannot break

I need a claim they cannot take

Claim me

Just claim me

(Verse 2)

You're the only one who saw

Not my body, but the war

Your protection actually works

But friendship still leaves me hurt

'Cause friends can leave, friends can fade

But claimed means I'm forever made

Yours to hold, yours to keep

Yours so finally I sleep

(Pre-Chorus)

I'm tired now

So tired now

(Chorus)

Claim me

Not for romance, not for bed

Claim me so they'll stop instead

All my life I've been pursued

Worn down, passed around, abused

I need a wall that cannot break

I need a claim they cannot take

Claim me

Just claim me

(Bridge)

I don't want to be sick anymore

To keep their hands off my skin

I don't want to fight this war

Alone from within

Just let me be yours

In the way that matters most

Let me stop being a target

Let me stop being a ghost

(Final Chorus - softer)

Claim me

Not for romance, not for bed

Claim me so I can rest my head

All my life I've been pursued

Now I'm coming home to you

I need a love that cannot break

I need a claim they cannot take

Claim me

Please just claim me

(Outing - whispered)

I'm so tired.

Just... claim me.