[Verse 1]
I been under too long
Water in my chest
Couple nights I sat awake
Tryna fight with less
Staring at the ceiling
Like it owes me proof
Hands on my face
But I still feel through
Every thought come back
Like it knows my name
Telling me I'm broken
Telling me I'm tame
I keep missing sleep
Like it skipped my door
And I ask my heart
What you beating for?
[Pre-Chorus]
If I sink, hold on
If I break, don't leave
I been talking to the dark
And it still don't see
I got cuts in my mind
That you can't outrun
Still I say it slow
'Cause I need someone
[Chorus]
I deserve to be loved
I deserve it too
I deserve to be loved
Even after all I go through
I deserve to be loved
Say it back to me
I deserve to be loved
Let me breathe, let me be
[Verse 2]
Bills on the table
Shadows in the sink
I been folding on myself
Till I barely think
Mama used to tell me
Boy, stand up tall
But some nights I feel
Too small for the wall
Tryna wear my smile
Like a borrowed coat
But it slips right off
And I choke on hope
If my name gets called
Will it sound like blame?
Or a hand reaching down
Calling me the same?
[Pre-Chorus]
If I sink, hold on
If I break, don't leave
I been talking to the dark
And it still don't see
I got cuts in my mind
That you can't outrun
Still I say it slow
'Cause I need someone
[Chorus]
I deserve to be loved
I deserve it too
I deserve to be loved
Even after all I go through
I deserve to be loved
Say it back to me
I deserve to be loved
Let me breathe, let me be
[Bridge]
If I tell the truth
Will you stay and listen?
I don't need a crown
I just need permission
To stop the war inside
To lay my armor down
To hear my own voice
And not drown it out
[Chorus]
I deserve to be loved
I deserve it too
I deserve to be loved
Even after all I go through
I deserve to be loved
Say it back to me
I deserve to be loved
Let me breathe, let me be
[Outro]
I deserve to be loved
Even when I can't
I deserve to be loved
Take my hand, take my hand