[VERSE 1] Don't put your hands on my neck Unless you plan on losing fingers Everybody loves control Til control starts biting back harder You say I run like it’s a flaw Baby, I learned that shit young Every locked door starts looking like a grave If I stay still too long I can smell ownership on people Makes my fucking skin crawl You call it love I call it trying to make me small [PRE-CHORUS] Pull harder See what happens I was never built for obedience [CHORUS] I chew through the leash Blood in my teeth You don't get to keep me Just because you reached me Hands off Back up Love me without locking me up I chew through the leash Every single time Better a live wire Than somebody domesticated nice [VERSE 2] Everybody wants a girl like me Til I stop performing You liked me better half-feral Pretty enough to still feel controllable Now you're shocked I bite back hard Like warning signs weren't tattooed everywhere You don't adopt girls like me You survive us if you’re lucky [PRE-CHORUS] Pull tighter Go ahead Watch how fast affection turns violent [CHORUS] I chew through the leash Blood on my tongue You don't get devotion Just because you want some No cage No gods No soft little life to rot in I chew through the leash Every fucking time If you try to own me I disappear on sight [BRIDGE] I don’t belong anywhere long That's probably why people romanticize me Easy to worship something That refuses to stay still long enough to disappoint you But get too close Start acting entitled And watch how ugly I can make leaving feel [FINAL CHORUS] I chew through the leash Smile while I do it You call me cruel I call it survival instinct Hands off Head high I would rather burn alive Than spend my whole life tame I chew through the leash And leave the chain behind
