πππ ππππππ πΌππ πππ By: Merrill Schaps I left the best of me out in the hallway But I couldnβt reach the bar you set so high You look at me with anger in the doorway And wait for a mistake to justify Another silent treatment in the kitchen Another fight over a word I didn't say I'm walking on the edge of a decision While everything I am is stripped away And Iβm spinning in circles trying to change the math Trying to clear the wreckage from your chosen path But no matter what I give, no matter what I do Darling, I will never be enough for you Iβm bleeding out just to fill your empty glass But our future is just an anchor of the past Yeah, the harder that I run, the further I fall Because to you, my best is nothing at all Iβm tired of the scales and the comparisons I'm just a ghost inside this home we built You turn all of my love into embarrassments And bury me beneath a mountain of guilt I gave you all the pieces I was holding I traded in my dreams to feed your pride But I am just a story that you're molding With nothing left of me for me to hide This isn't a partnership, it's a prison term A constant lesson that I'm forced to learn You'll never be satisfied with who I am So I'm walking out before the whole house caves in I'm stepping out of the shadows I'm taking back the air you stole It was never about my flaws It was the heavy weight of your control I'm finally letting go...You'll never be satisfied. And I finally realized. Copyright Β© Merrill's Poems & Lyrics 2026
