Prompt / Lyrics
Verse 1 I don’t need to be held I’ve seen what hands do when they’re unsure I don’t need to be chosen I know how fast “always” turns to “not anymore” I don’t need someone calling me home I built these walls on my own I don’t need love to tell me I’m real I’ve bled enough to know Pre-Chorus Some scars don’t need fixing They just need room to breathe Chorus I don’t need to be loved I need to stay the same I don’t need a heart that opens Then runs when it feels the weight If your love needs me smaller Needs me quiet, needs me less I don’t need to be loved I need to be whole Yeah, that’s it Verse 2 I don’t need to be seen I know how eyes can measure a soul I don’t need “forever” spoken By someone scared to grow old I’ve been wanted like a moment Felt, but never kept Every “stay” came with an exit Every promise slept Pre-Chorus I don’t doubt the feeling I doubt how it ends Chorus I don’t need to be loved I need to be left the same I don’t need a heart that opens Then runs when it feels the weight If your love needs me smaller Needs me quiet, needs me less I don’t need to be loved I need to be whole Yeah, that’s it Bridge (spoken / half-sung) Love never asks about The nights you barely survived The parts of you that don’t shine The days you just stayed alive If loving me costs comfort If it costs your disguise Don’t call your fear “destiny” And leave me behind [Break] I didn’t give up on love I just stopped asking it To lie Final Chorus I don’t need to be loved I need to be left intact I don’t need a heart that opens Just to ask for itself back If your love needs me smaller Needs me quiet, needs me less I don’t need to be loved I need to stay who I am Yeah, who I am Outro I don’t need to be loved I need to be whole And that’s it
Tags
Soul-pop / modern blues-R&B confession Vocal: Male raspy tenor, restrained grit — pain held back, not oversung
Duration
3:47
Instrumental
No
Created
1/27/2026