[Verse 1]
You liked me quiet
Head down
Half-smile
Tried on your opinions
Wore them for a while
You drew the outline
Told me where to stay
I kept erasing
Pieces of my face
[Chorus]
I’m done trying to be someone else
The someone you want
I’m shelving that self
You don’t get to pick my skin
My name
I’m stepping out of your frame
Your frame
I’m done trying to be someone else
That’s just not me
I’m breaking that spell
If I lose your praise to save my soul
I’ll live with that
At least I’m whole
[Verse 2]
You call it “caring”
Feels more like control
Counting my choices
Like beads on a rope
But I’m not your mirror
Can’t reflect your fears
You won’t see your shape
In my new frontier
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[stomps + claps
Gang vocals]
I won’t bend
I won’t break
I won’t shrink
Just to make
Every dinner feel safe
Feel small
I won’t trade my truth at all
[low vocal register]
You can love me
Or let go
But I’m keeping
What I know
[Chorus]