You Mean He

[Verse 1]
You say
"Baby
I’m behind you"
At the kitchen sink
Hands wet
"You can be whatever you want"
But then you tilt your head
"I just miss my little boy"
Like it’s some cute regret
You stir the soup in circles
I swallow what you said
[Chorus]
You say you love me
Then erase my name
Turn my dress into a costume
Like this is some phase
Some game
Doctor calls me "she"
You cut in
"you mean he"
You hold my hand in public
But you let them unsee me
You say you love me
Why can’t you love me as she
[Verse 2]
Waiting in that quiet office
Feet don’t reach the floor
You squeeze my shoulder
Smiling
Like we’re on the same side of the door
"I support you
I support you"
You rehearse it like a line
Till the white coat says my pronoun
And you redraw the sign
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[low vocal register] You say
"I’m scared of losing"
I’m right here
Skin and bones
I ain’t some son you’re mourning
I’m your daughter coming home
You call it love
Call it worry
But it cuts me just the same
Every time you choose a story
Over my real name [crescendo]
[Chorus]

Raw confessional alt-pop over sparse piano and tight drums. Verses stay intimate and close-mic’d, almost spoken; chorus hits wider with stacked harmonies and a saturated bass swell. Subtle guitar textures and mellow synth pads underline the hurt. Build tension into the bridge, then drop to near-silence for the final chorus, letting the vocal crack and carry the emotion. Female vocals.