You Don’t Deserve Me

You don’t deserve me
I’m better than you deserve
I gave you every quiet truth
You threw back every word
Maybe I have no red flags
You have enough for both of us
I stayed longer than I needed to
Still believing love could be enough

I held the door while you walked out
I spoke calm through all your doubt
You pushed me away at every chance
And called it fear, not circumstance
But now the fog is lifting clear
I finally see what kept you here
You were never losing me
You were losing who you wished to be

I kept hoping you would look my way
And see a life you didn’t have to chase
I tried to stand where you felt safe
But you ran first, every place
You wanted peace without the cost
Wanted love without getting caught
And now I see why everyone leaves
You mistake good hearts for something cheap

I held the door while you walked out
I spoke calm through all your doubt
You pushed me away at every chance
And called it fear, not circumstance
But now the fog is lifting clear
I finally see what kept you here
You were never losing me
You were losing who you wished to be

I’m done being the steady ground
For someone who won’t turn around
You’ll call it cold, you’ll call it wrong
But I’ve been right here all along

I held the door while you walked out
I spoke calm through all your doubt
You pushed me away at every chance
Now I won’t give another chance
‘Cause now you’re just a faded scene
A lesson in what love won’t mean
You don’t deserve me
and that’s the truth
I’m finally choosing me, not you

Acoustic, emo, male