Glass child

They said I was a perfect child

Kept it together, played my role

Smiled pretty, stayed out the way

Never loud, never out of control

I wore that crown like it meant love

Like being “good” was enough

But silence isn’t innocence

It’s just a child giving up

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Pre-Chorus

I thought if I stayed small

You’d never let me fall

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Chorus

I was your golden, I was your quiet

Loved me most when I didn’t fight it

Called it love but it felt like hiding

I was perfect as long as I stayed silent

Now I’m older, I see the truth

It wasn’t love—it was easy to use

You didn’t want me, you wanted control

I was your golden… quiet soul

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Verse 2

You disappeared into your highs

Came back different every time

Eight years clean, I held my breath

Now I’m watching it rewind

I grew up while you stood still

Still talk to me like I’m a kid

I asked for respect, just something real

And you turned around and raised your fists

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Pre-Chorus

That was the moment it all broke

Love shouldn’t leave you bruised and choked

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Chorus

I was your golden, I was your quiet

Loved me most when I didn’t fight it

Called it love but it felt like hiding

I was perfect as long as I stayed silent

Now I’m older, I see the truth

It wasn’t love—it was easy to use

You didn’t want me, you wanted control

I was your golden… quiet soul

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Bridge

I laughed when you crossed that line

‘Cause something in me finally died

All those years I needed you

You were someone I survived

You don’t get to twist this now

Don’t get to play the victim loud

You lost me when you raised your hand

And still can’t see why I won’t stand

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Break (soft)

I used to run to you for everything…

Now I don’t even know you the same

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Final Chorus

I was your golden, I was your quiet

Now I’m the one who won’t stay silent

You can keep all your rewriting

I know the truth, I’m done denying

I still love you—that’s the worst part

But I won’t let you break my heart

You chose your side, I chose my soul

I’m not your golden… quiet anymore