[Verse 1]
Small hands on the doorframe
Counting cracks in the paint
Her voice like a belt buckle
My name like a stain
I learned to fold inward
Learned how to disappear
Smile with my teeth clenched
Swallow the fear
[Pre-Chorus]
I was too small
You were too loud
The house held its breath
I still hear it now
[Chorus]
I was not born broken
You broke what you found
I was not born broken
I came crawling out
(Name by name)
I took it back
(Name by name)
I don’t go back
[Verse 2]
Bootsteps in the hallway
A key in the lock
The TV kept talking
Like it knew to stop
I wore silence like armor
At the edge of the bed
Taught my heart to go still
Taught my body to dread
[Pre-Chorus]
I was too young
You were too near
Now every slammed door
Still shakes me here
[Chorus]
I was not born broken
You broke what you found
I was not born broken
I came crawling out
(Name by name)
I took it back
(Name by name)
I don’t go back
[Bridge]
Little me, little me
I found you under the floor
Little me, little me
You don’t live there anymore
The dollhouse burned
The smoke went black
I heard my own voice
Cutting back
[Final Chorus]
I was not born broken
You broke what you found
I was not born broken
I came crawling out
(Name by name)
I took it back
(Name by name)
I don’t go back
I was not born broken
Say it out loud
I was not born broken
I stand my ground
(Name by name)
I took it back
(Name by name)
I don’t go back