Verse 1 (8 bars)
I learned to breathe with the weight on my chest
Learned to say yes when I meant I was stressed
You draw your lines like they’re keeping me safe
But every rule just tightens the cage
Pre-Chorus (4 bars)
You say slow down, stay in your place
Like I wasn’t born to want more space
Chorus (8 bars – STRONG HOOK)
Don’t tell me where my limits are
I crossed them just to heal my heart
I bent, I broke, I’m still intact
I won’t crawl back, I won’t collapse
I burned it down to see it clear
I found my strength inside the fear
I don’t live small, I don’t stay scarred
Don’t tell me where my limits are
Verse 2 (8 bars)
You called it love but it felt like control
Held my silence like it fed your soul
I stayed polite, I stayed in line
Lost myself just to save your pride
Pre-Chorus (4 bars)
I was patient, I was kind
Just forgot myself in the meantime
Chorus (repeat)
Bridge / Breakdown (4–6 bars)
I was never yours to define
Never built to live half-alive
Final Chorus (biggest)
Don’t tell me where my limits are
I crossed them just to heal my heart
I’m still standing in the dark
Don’t tell me where my limits are