My Anxiety - (The Lover Who Lies)

Verse 1 If I met you walking down a crowded street You'd smile like someone I was meant to meet Soft eyes saying, "you can trust me here" Like a shelter from the noise and fear You'd take my hand like an old best friend Say stay with me until the bitter end Wrap me close like I'm finally home Make me scared to walk alone Pre-Chorus You whisper low when no one sees "Without me you'll fall to your knees" You make your chains feel like relief And call your prison peace Chorus My anxiety is a lover With poison on her tongue She says she's here to guard me But she's a loaded gun She holds me when I'm breaking And tells me I can't leave My anxiety my lover Makes me think I need her to breathe Verse 2 She sails the sky when I try to rise Pulls me back with gentle lies Says " the world's too cruel too wild too fast Stay right here where it's safe at last" And every time I try to run Toward the light toward the sun She pulls me close and softly says "You won't survive without my breath" Pre-Chorus She kisses doubt into my mind Leaves quiet scars you cannot find And every dream I dare to chase She slowly rearranges Chorus My anxiety is a lover With poison on her tongue She says she's here to guard me But she's a loaded gun She holds me when I'm breaking And tells me I can't leave My anxiety my lover Makes me think I need her to breathe Bridge Love shouldn't feel like drowning Her chains around my soul Love shouldn't make me smaller Keep me in control Maybe the truth is simple Maybe I finally see She was never there to save me She was afraid of me being free Chorus My anxiety was a lover Who thrived on all my fear Promised she'd protect me But kept me locked in here Tonight I hear her calling But I'm learning to believe My anxiety my lover Is someone I can leave Outro If I see you walking down that street again I'll know you're not my friend © 2026 Rushell MacDonald. All rights reserved