Verse 1 Room goes quiet when I sit down Eyes on me, but they don’t look now I say one thing, you spit sound Truth bends easy with no receipt White couch, worn, split at the seams Quiet breaks where I lean I’m here. I feel your fear. I carry what you twisted. It lives right here. Pre-Chorus I don’t need fixing I need respect Stop rewriting What I never said Chorus I’m not the story you repeat I’m not your version of me Defined by the moment, not the frame Not the echo, not the blame If I step back, it’s clarity I stand in truth — that’s all of me Verse 2 (Updated) Dinner table, empty chair Same room, still not there Every pause gets weaponized Every silence analyzed Every word scrutinized. Peace gets priced. Then spread the lies. Bottle me and trade my pride. Call it fact. Wear your shame. Don’t feed your flame with my good name. Pre-Chorus I don’t need saving I need space Stop telling me What I feel in my own place Chorus I’m not the story you repeat I’m not your version of me Defined by the moment, not the frame Not the echo, not the blame If I step back, it’s clarity I stand in truth — that’s all of me Bridge (Half-Time / Drums Forward) I cried alone and told the truth While you decided what it meant You bent my life for your relief That’s not love — that’s consent Final Chorus (Lift) I’m not the story you repeat I’m not your version of me Defined by the moment, not the frame Not the echo, not the blame I step back — that’s clarity I stand in truth — I stay me Outro Raw and real — truth sets me free. Free from you. Free for me.
