Don't Need Your Love

[Verse 1] You loved the room when they were calling my name Not the quiet little kitchen when I carried the blame You saw the tailored jacket, never saw the frayed sleeve Held my hand for the headline, let go when I couldn't breathe I was building from the basement, counting coins by the sink You were already halfway gone every time I tried to think Now the photographs are smiling like we made it through the war But I know what you were waiting for [Pre-Chorus] You wanted the version with the numbers going up The polished-up promise, the champagne in the cup But when the doors closed and the fear came back You left me with the person underneath all that [Chorus] I don't need your love if it only comes with winning I don't need your touch when the good days keep beginning You can keep the applause, keep the story that you tell I was yours when I was rising, but you never knew me well I don't need your love, no, I don't need your love [Verse 2] You knew every shortcut to the side of the stage Never learned the long nights or the weight of the page When the deal fell through, you disappeared by noon Left your key on the table, left an empty room I called twice, heard the silence, watched the screen go black Funny how a heart can know before the mind looks back You weren't scared of losing me, you were scared I'd lose the shine So don't come looking for the old me when the world is mine [Pre-Chorus] You wanted the version with the numbers going up The polished-up promise, the champagne in the cup But when the doors closed and the fear came back You left me with the person underneath all that [Chorus] I don't need your love if it only comes with winning I don't need your touch when the good days keep beginning You can keep the applause, keep the story that you tell I was yours when I was rising, but you never knew me well I don't need your love, no, I don't need your love [Bridge] Maybe I was lonely long before you left Maybe your goodbye was the truth I needed next I can build a home from every broken part And nobody gets to rent a room inside my heart [Final Chorus] I don't need your love if it only comes with winning I don't need your touch when the good days keep beginning You can keep the applause, keep the story that you tell I was yours when I was rising, but you never knew me well I don't need your love, no, I don't need your love I don't need your love when the lights are getting brighter I don't need your name to make my pulse run higher If you loved the climb, then you can watch me from afar I was enough before the numbers, before the name, before the stars I don't need your love, no, I don't need your love [Outro] I was enough before you saw the view I was enough before I looked like someone new