[Intro] No [Verse 1] Don't tell me where to stand Don't tell me what to think I've seen enough of open hands With something underneath I know how quickly welcome Can turn into a claim So if I see the strings attached I leave before you pull them [Pre-Chorus] And some doors I was right to close Some lines I was right to draw I learned that freedom sometimes means Knowing when to walk [Chorus] I'll leave before you choose me I'll go before you can I'll call it independence With the handle in my hand Nobody gets to own me Nobody gets that right But somewhere I got good at leaving Before I knew if I needed to fight [Verse 2] I like the road I choose myself I like a question that won't behave I don't owe agreement just to make somebody comfortable And I don't need permission to change But sometimes before the offer finishes I've already found the door Sometimes I defend a freedom Nobody was asking for [Pre-Chorus] There it is That little turn The moment something gets too close I can make rejection feel like freedom Before anybody says no [Chorus] I'll leave before you choose me I'll go before you can I'll call it independence With the handle in my hand Nobody gets to own me Nobody gets that right But somewhere I got good at leaving Before I knew if I needed to fight [Bridge] What if this door is only open? What if that hand is only there? What if I can hear the invitation Without surrendering anywhere? What if staying for one more moment Doesn't mean I've lost the right to leave? Can I keep the part that questions Without questioning everything that reaches me? [Final Chorus] I can still say no I can still walk I can still challenge what deserves to be challenged I don't have to trade my independence For the chance to let somebody in Some doors I will still close Some roads I'll take alone But I don't have to leave every room Just to prove I can go [Outro] There's the door I know Not this one
