[Verse 1]
I used to make myself smaller
So you could take up the room
Swallowed every fucking answer
Just to make it easy for you
You crossed a line, I moved it
Then blamed you when you crossed it twice
God, I made it so convenient
To take whatever you liked
[Pre-Chorus]
I called you cruel
Called you selfish
Called you every name but mine
Funny how I hated your reflection
When my hand was on the knife
[Chorus]
You didn’t step on me
I was already on the ground
Giving pieces of myself away
Then crying when they weren’t around
I let you touch what wasn’t yours
Let you tell me when to speak
You didn’t have to break me, baby
I was doing that for free
So step on me—
Go ahead, try it now
I finally learned what happens
When I don’t fucking back down
[Verse 2]
I wore everybody’s opinion
Like it looked better on my skin
Changed my shape for every body
Till I didn’t know which one was mine again
And I was so good at forgiving
Before anybody apologized
Called it love, called it patience
Anything to keep you in my life
[Pre-Chorus]
But something changed
Now when you reach
I don’t move an inch for you
You liked me better without boundaries
Of course you fucking do
[Chorus]
You didn’t step on me
I was already on the ground
Giving pieces of myself away
Then crying when they weren’t around
I let you touch what wasn’t yours
Let you tell me when to speak
You didn’t have to break me, baby
I was doing that for free
So step on me—
Go ahead, try it now
I finally learned what happens
When I don’t fucking back down
[Bridge — quiet, almost spoken]
Don’t confuse my softness
With an invitation
Don’t confuse my body
With your destination
I can want you
And still leave you
I can love you
And say no
That’s the part of me
I didn’t fucking know
[Final Chorus]
You can’t step on me
I’m not waiting on the ground
I don’t need to scream about it
I just don’t let you do it now
And you can call me difficult
Since easy’s what I used to be
But if loving you means losing me—
Baby, you can fucking leave
You can’t step on me
No, not anymore
Funny how they call you different
When you finally lock the door
[Outro — whispered]
I thought I needed better people.
I needed better boundaries.