Love Me Better

Verse 1

I gave you pieces of me I should’ve never had to lose

Held the door wide open while you walked right through

I kept trying to fix the cracks you never meant to mend

And I mistook your leaving for something I could defend

Pre‑Chorus

I carried all the blame like it was mine to hold

Let the silence cut me deeper than the truth you never told

Chorus

But I bled enough for two hearts

Cried enough to drown the dark

You taught me what it feels like

To fall apart in someone’s hands

But somewhere in the wreckage

I found a pulse I thought was gone

Turns out the love I needed

Was the love I had all along

Now I love me better than you ever could’ve done

Verse 2

I used to replay every moment, every word you didn’t say

Built a home inside the hurt and tried to learn to stay

Resentment grew like wildfire in the corners of my chest

’Cause I kept giving you the best of me while you gave me less

Pre‑Chorus

But pain becomes a teacher when you’re forced to face the truth

I wasn’t losing you, I was finally finding me beneath the bruise

Chorus

’Cause I bled enough for two hearts

Cried enough to drown the dark

You taught me what it feels like

To fall apart in someone’s hands

But somewhere in the wreckage

I found a pulse I thought was gone

Turns out the love I needed

Was the love I had all along

Now I love me better than you ever could’ve done

Bridge

And maybe one day I’ll forgive you

Not for you, but for my peace

’Cause holding on to anger

Only kept me on my knees

Now I’m standing in the mirror

Seeing someone finally free

I lost you in the heartbreak

But I found myself in me

Final Chorus

Yeah, I bled enough for two hearts

But now I’m lighting up the dark

You showed me what it feels like

To break and still rise up again

And somewhere in the ashes

I found a strength I thought was gone

Turns out the love I needed

Was the love I had all along

Now I love me better —

Better than you ever could’ve done