[Verse 1]
You call me cold
'Cause I won't fold
I learned the hard way
What my heart can hold
I don't beg twice
I don't chase lies
I keep my name clean
I keep my line
You wanted access
No safe bet
I said "not yet"
You heard regret
[Pre-Chorus]
So you pointed fingers
Said I was mean
But I was just
Protecting me
No, I won't bleed
For your approval
I'm not cruel
I'm just unruly
[Chorus]
That don't make me toxic
It makes me a man
That don't make me toxic
I stand where I stand
(stand where I stand)
Boundaries up
Heart in my hand
That don't make me toxic
It makes me a man
[Verse 2]
You liked the weak me
The easy yes
The one who swallowed
Every mess
Now I got teeth
Now I got pride
Now I can read you
From a mile
You call it ego
I call it grown
I built my peace
Out of bone
If I say no
Then it's no
That's not a crime
That's just control
[Pre-Chorus]
So you can rage
You can spin that tale
I drew a map
You crossed the trail
I won't shrink down
To keep you near
I'm not your damage
I'm my own here
[Chorus]
That don't make me toxic
It makes me a man
That don't make me toxic
I stand where I stand
(stand where I stand)
Boundaries up
Heart in my hand
That don't make me toxic
It makes me a man
[Bridge]
I know the look
I know the blame
You want a monster
You want a name
But I found peace
In the hard "no"
In the broken nights
That taught me to go
So keep your verdict
Keep your spin
I lost the fear
And found my skin
[Final Chorus]
That don't make me toxic
It makes me a man
That don't make me toxic
I stand where I stand
(stand where I stand)
Boundaries up
Heart in my hand
That don't make me toxic
It makes me a man
(yeah, it makes me a man)
That don't make me toxic
It makes me a man