[Verse 1]
You said I was hard to love
Then you made me prove it
Kept my name in your mouth
Like you owned the music
I shrank in your shadow
Until I couldn't see
That the girl in the mirror
Was still looking back at me
[Pre-Chorus]
I heard that door inside me
Start to shake and breathe
One small step, then another
That's all it took for me
[Chorus]
I won't stay in your flame
I won't wear your shame
I'm breaking the pattern
I'm taking back my name
I was never your damage
Never your chain
I'm breaking the pattern
And I won't come back again
[Verse 2]
Found my shoes by the hallway
Found my voice in the rain
Found my laugh in the car ride
When I left without explaining
No more checking my phone
For a storm you might send
No more folding my body
Just to make your anger end
[Pre-Chorus]
I heard that door inside me
Start to shake and breathe
One small step, then another
That's all it took for me
[Chorus]
I won't stay in your flame
I won't wear your shame
I'm breaking the pattern
I'm taking back my name
I was never your damage
Never your chain
I'm breaking the pattern
And I won't come back again
[Bridge]
Now I know my own face
In the morning light
I can laugh too loud
I can sleep at night
Your voice gets smaller
With every mile I gain
And the girl you kept small
Will not be caged again
[Chorus]
I won't stay in your flame
I won't wear your shame
I'm breaking the pattern
I'm taking back my name
I was never your damage
Never your chain
I'm breaking the pattern
And I won't come back again
[Outro]
I'm still here
I'm still mine
I chose me
This time