[Verse 1]
You kept the spare key in your coat
And called the dents a joke
I learned to read the room by how
You set your coffee down
Your apology came dressed in gold
Then turned the hallway cold
I counted every step to bed
And slept with one eye red
[Pre-Chorus]
You said, “No one knows you like I do”
I heard the lock inside the truth
[Chorus]
I am not the name you gave me
Not the bruise beneath your sleeve
Not the quiet in the kitchen
Not the reason you can leave
You can keep your perfect story
I am taking back my voice
I was small inside your anger
Now I’m making my own choice
[Verse 2]
I packed my clothes in grocery bags
While you were taking a bath
The neighbor’s porch light crossed the floor
I’d never seen it before
My sister waited in her car
Two houses down, no questions asked
I watched your window disappear
And breathed like someone new was here
[Pre-Chorus]
You said, “You’ll come crawling back to me”
I heard the door unlock my feet
[Chorus]
I am not the name you gave me
Not the bruise beneath your sleeve
Not the quiet in the kitchen
Not the reason you can leave
You can keep your perfect story
I am taking back my voice
I was small inside your anger
Now I’m making my own choice
[Bridge]
There’s a blue mug on the windowsill
A morning I can fill
No glass breaks, no footsteps turn
No lesson left to learn
If you call, I won’t explain
I won’t carry your shame
The silence isn’t yours to hold
I’m finally growing old
[Final Chorus]
I am not the name you gave me
I am more than what I’ve been
There is sunlight on the table
There is air beneath my skin
You can keep your perfect story
I am taking back my voice
I was small inside your anger
Now I’m making my own choice
[Outro]
The spare key’s gone
The room is mine
I close the door
And leave you behind