[Intro]
Three years in…
Still calling it love.
(still believing…)
[Verse 1]
I learned the sound of his footsteps,
Learned when to stay quiet.
Learned how to read the room
Before his mood decided.
I stopped calling it fear,
Called it “keeping the peace.”
I stopped missing my old life,
Said this was normal for me.
(normal… normal…)
[Pre-Chorus]
He says he loves me,
Says I’m safe right here —
But safety doesn’t feel like this.
(no… it doesn’t…)
[Chorus]
I’m living under his roof,
Under his rules, under his eyes.
Every promise feels rehearsed,
Every kiss comes with a lie.
I call it love to survive,
I call it fate to get through.
But love shouldn’t hurt like this —
Not the way that it does with you.
[Verse 2]
He smiles when others are watching,
Plays perfect, plays kind.
But behind closed doors,
I’m always crossing invisible lines.
He says I’m lucky he stayed,
Says no one else would.
I don’t see the cage yet —
I just know I misunderstood.
(or so he says…)
[Pre-Chorus]
I tell myself it’s my fault,
That I ask for too much.
But love shouldn’t feel like walking on glass
Every time he touches me.
(glass…)
[Chorus]
I’m living under his roof,
Under his temper, under his name.
Every apology sounds the same,
Just dressed up in shame.
I keep shrinking to fit,
Keep bending the truth.
But love shouldn’t hurt like this —
Not the way that it does with you.
[Bridge]
I don’t see bars,
But I don’t leave.
I don’t hear chains,
But I can’t breathe.
If this is love,
Why do I disappear?
Why do I feel safer alone
Than I do when you’re near?
[Chorus]
I’m living under his roof,
But I’m starting to see the cracks.
Every rule, every lie,
Every piece of myself I lack.
The illusion is breaking,
The truth cuts through.
If this is love —
Then what is it doing to me?
What is it turning me into?
[Outro]
Three years in…
And something’s wrong.
Love shouldn’t feel like a prison.
Beexii
