Love Me or Leave Me

[Intro] Yeah They wanted silence I brought receipts [Verse 1] You counted every loss like it was carved in stone Now the same closed doors got my name on the phone You smiled for the picture, then you prayed I would fall Funny how the room gets quiet when you answer the call I remember empty pockets, cold coffee, bus fare Now they study every move like my name in the air I don't need your blessing, I was built under doubt Put a lock on the fear, kicked the whole thing out [Pre-Chorus] You can love me from a distance You can leave before the change But don't reach for what I built When you couldn't stand the flame [Chorus] Love me or leave me, just don't switch sides Don't show up for the victory with envy in your eyes I paid for every lesson, I survived what you concealed Now the ones who tried to break me wanna know how it feels Love me or leave me, no halfway at the door I was loyal when you had me, now I need no more If success changed the circle, let the truth come into view I became everything you said I'd never do [Verse 2] I saw the handshake tighten when the numbers went up Saw the closest faces turn a favor to a grudge You were loud in the hallway, real quiet in the room Now you quote my old advice like you helped me bloom I don't hold a tiny record of the debts you forgot I just built another level from the bricks that you dropped Every scar got a date, every win got a cost I can tell who wants the man and who just wants what he bought [Pre-Chorus] You can love me from a distance You can leave before the change But don't reach for what I built When you couldn't stand the flame [Chorus] Love me or leave me, just don't switch sides Don't show up for the victory with envy in your eyes I paid for every lesson, I survived what you concealed Now the ones who tried to break me wanna know how it feels Love me or leave me, no halfway at the door I was loyal when you had me, now I need no more If success changed the circle, let the truth come into view I became everything you said I'd never do [Bridge] No applause needed No borrowed name I walked through the pressure And came out changed If you couldn't see me then Don't reach for me now The proof is in the distance And the silence is loud [Final Chorus] Love me or leave me, just don't switch sides Don't show up for the victory with envy in your eyes I paid for every lesson, I survived what you concealed Now the ones who tried to break me wanna know how it feels Love me or leave me, no halfway at the door I was loyal when you had me, now I need no more If success changed the circle, let the truth come into view I became everything you said I'd never do [Outro] Love me or leave me Either way, I rise