Verse 1 I’ve been quiet long enough To learn the shape of your lies You dress them up as “honesty” But they don’t look me in the eyes You talk like you’re the gravity Like I should fall in line But I’ve been holding my ground Since before you crossed my mind Pre-Chorus You mistake my patience For something you can bend I don’t raise my voice I just decide when it ends Chorus I don’t flinch When you raise the tone I don’t fold Just because I’m alone Say my name like it’s a threat I’ve heard worse from myself I don’t flinch I don’t flinch Verse 2 You love the version of me That doesn’t ask you to change The one who nods, who laughs it off Who doesn’t call out names But I’m not here to be easy Or smooth your sharpest edge I learned the cost of silence And I paid it in full already Pre-Chorus You push, you pull You test the line I don’t step back I redraw mine Chorus I don’t flinch When you raise the tone I don’t fold Just because I’m alone Say my name like it’s a threat I’ve heard worse from myself I don’t flinch I don’t flinch Bridge I used to carry your doubts Like they were proof Now I drop them at your feet And keep the truth I don’t need closure I don’t need grace I just need space And I took it Breakdown (half-time, spoken/shouted) I’m not angry I’m awake Final Chorus I don’t flinch I don’t chase I don’t shrink To fit your space Call it cold, call it defense Call it whatever helps you sleep I don’t flinch I stand where I am And that’s enough for me
