[Verse 1]
You were my safe place
Big hands, gentle smiles
You’d play my favorite songs
And carry me for miles
You knew my whole world
Before I knew my own
I never had to wonder
When I was coming home
[Pre-Chorus]
Then the floor went thin
And your shadow grew
What I called love
Turned into you
You taught me fear
With your own two hands
Now I flinch at kindness
I don’t understand
[Chorus]
My safe place
You broke my safe place
(you broke my safe place)
At seventeen, you left me shaking
My safe place
You made my heart cave in
(my heart cave in)
Now I don’t know how to let men in
[Verse 2]
You spoke sweet words
Then changed the rules
Made a child feel guilty
For being used
Left me with the silence
And a body full of doubt
I still hear your footsteps
When the hall goes out
[Pre-Chorus]
Then the floor went thin
And your shadow grew
What I called love
Turned into you
You taught me fear
With your own two hands
Now I flinch at kindness
I don’t understand
[Chorus]
My safe place
You broke my safe place
(you broke my safe place)
At seventeen, you left me shaking
My safe place
You made my heart cave in
(my heart cave in)
Now I don’t know how to let men in
[Bridge]
I’m not your little girl
I’m not your wound
I’m learning how to breathe
Without running to you
Some days I still freeze
Some days I still cry
But I’m still here
And I’m still alive
[Final Chorus]
My safe place
You broke my safe place
(you broke my safe place)
At seventeen, you left me shaking
My safe place
I’ll build a home again
(I’ll build a home again)
One day I’ll learn to love again