[Verse 1]
I wore my boundaries like combat boots
Red flag? Boy, I’d cut you loose
Had a whole damn speech about knowing my worth
Like I invented putting myself first
My friends would call, I’d say, “Girl, stand up”
“He sucks, block him, you’ve had enough”
Captain of the Don’t Take Shit Brigade
Then life hit hard and my armor gave way
[Pre-Chorus]
Funny what grief can do
What lonely can make look like truth
I didn’t get weak, I got wounded
And somehow I got used to it
[Chorus]
I thought I was a poser
’Cause I let you get too close
Let you walk across the lines
I used to guard the fucking most
Yeah, I begged, yeah, I broke
Yeah, I stayed through way too much
But don’t confuse a wounded woman
With a bitch who lost her guts
I didn’t lose my backbone
I forgot it for a minute
You got comfortable as hell
Thinking I didn’t have a limit
Go ahead, remember me
As the girl who couldn’t quit
The badass you thought you buried?
Motherfucker, this is it.
[Verse 2]
Made excuses I’d roast my friends for
Called crumbs a meal, then asked for more
Turned “get out” into “maybe he’s scared”
Turned cold into complicated ’cause I cared
Analyzed every silence, switch, and mood
Like there had to be a reason to excuse you
Meanwhile old me was somewhere screaming,
“BABE, ARE YOU HEARING YOURSELF?”
Yeah, fair point
She always was a little loud
[Pre-Chorus]
Life knocked holes in places
I thought nobody could reach
I grabbed onto the wrong thing
When I needed something to keep
[Chorus]
I thought I was a poser
’Cause I let you get too close
Let you walk across the lines
I used to guard the fucking most
Yeah, I begged, yeah, I broke
Yeah, I stayed through way too much
But don’t confuse a wounded woman
With a bitch who lost her guts
I didn’t lose my backbone
I forgot it for a minute
You got comfortable as hell
Thinking I didn’t have a limit
Go ahead, remember me
As the girl who couldn’t quit
The badass you thought you buried?
Motherfucker, this is it.
[Bridge]
Dust off the boots
Find the lipstick
Turn that shit up
Yeah, I missed this
Boundaries back
Spine intact
Turns out that bitch
Was just taking a nap
I don’t need to hate you
To finally choose me
Don’t need revenge
Or your apology
You met me at my lowest
And thought that girl was it
Baby, you got way too comfortable
With a temporary version of this bitch
[Final Chorus]
I’M NOT A POSER
I’m the bitch I always told ya
I can fall apart completely
Then come back a little bolder
Yeah, you saw me beg and break
Saw me crawl instead of run
Congratulations, baby
You met me before I was done
My standards aren’t suggestions
My boundaries aren’t a dare
Go ahead and test ’em
You just won’t fucking find me there
I don’t need to prove I’m tough
I fucking lived through losing it
You didn’t kill the badass in me
You just reminded me she exists.