[Intro – Minimal / Build]
What is this?
This version of me you invented?
I don’t remember agreeing to it
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[Verse 1]
Everyone projecting all their dreams on me
A million life plans of what I’m supposed to be
Give a little, give a little, give a little more
Piece by piece, I’m someone I don’t recognize anymore
Be kind, be patient, be hard to please
Smile through the weight, do it honestly
They say give a little, give a little till you break
Call it love while I disintegrate
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[Pre-Chorus]
Hands up if you’re wide awake at 3 a.m.
Swearing to yourself you’ll never do it again
Hands up if you dream of running away
One wild night where no one knows your name
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[Chorus]
I don’t need this distorted image
Of the life you designed for me
Let me leave, let me breathe
I never asked for this responsibility
Burn it down, cut it out
Do what I do best now
Burn it down, cut it out
Living like I’m exxed, exxed out
Set fire to what we’re “meant” to be
Waste time like it’s a lottery
Don’t cry—what do you want from me?
(You lie, lie, lie to me)
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[Verse 2]
All the hypocrites with slivers in their eyes
Pointing at my flaws, ignoring beams in mine
Obscene expectations dressed up as pride
Tell me why I owe the world my entire life
She says it’s love but it feels like control
Scared I’ll change, scared I’ll let it all go
Bridge replacement hanging over my head
So I light the match instead
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[Pre-Chorus 2]
We all know, yeah, I know
I don’t really want this
You call it “care,” I call it toxic
Watching me like I’m a project
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[Chorus – Bigger]
I don’t need this distorted image
Of the life you designed for me
Let me leave, let me breathe
I never asked for this responsibility
Burn it down, cut it out
Do what I do best now
Burn it down, cut it out
Living like I’m exxed, exxed out
Set fire to what we’re “meant” to be
Waste time like it’s a lottery
Don’t cry—what do you want from me?
(You lie, lie, lie to me)
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[Bridge – Drop / Emotional Shift]
If I disappear tonight
It’s not defeat, it’s me surviving
I’m done shrinking to fit your life
I’d rather burn than fade in silence
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[Final Chorus / Outro]
Burn it down, cut it out
This is me reclaiming now
Hands up—if you’re breaking free
From who they wanted you to be