Buy My Own Damn Flowers

[Intro] Yeah Told me I’d rot without you Funny how I learned to breathe real deep When you slammed the door [Hook] I can buy my own damn flowers Crack a bottle at the witching hour Talk to ghosts in the mirror, louder I don’t need your hands on mine I can love me when it’s midnight Kiss my scars under streetlight power You thought I’d fold, you thought I’d cower I don’t need you to survive [Verse 1] You fed me promises wrapped in smoke Cheap perfume and a silver choke Said I was nothing without your flame Funny how I lit myself in pain You played king on a cardboard throne I built bones when you left me alone You wanted blood, wanted control I learned peace by losing the role Hollywood lies, mascara rain Dancing with demons inside my brain You took shots, I took notes Now I’m laughing while you still choke [Pre-Chorus] You wanted me small, wanted me weak I carved my name in concrete streets Every tear paid the fee Now I’m everything you said I’d never be [Hook] I can buy my own damn flowers Crack a bottle at the witching hour Talk to ghosts in the mirror, louder I don’t need your hands on mine I can love me when it’s midnight Kiss my scars under streetlight power You thought I’d fold, you thought I’d cower I don’t need you to survive [Verse 2] Yeah, I danced with the wreckage Slept in the silence you left me Built a spine out of fragments Every lie you fed me I don’t miss the cage Or the war in your voice You said “stay in your place” I said “watch my choice” Now it’s fast cars, loud bars Screams echo off boulevard scars I don’t need your name on my lips Just the truth and a middle finger kiss [Bridge] Hands off my heart Hands off my soul You don’t get credit For what I stole back whole Hands off my crown I found it in the dirt Still shining now Guess self-love hurts [Breakdown] You don't own me You never did I grew my wings When you cut them in [Final Hook] I can buy my own damn flowers Burn your shadow, kill the power Say my name like a prayer, louder I don’t need your hands on mine I can love me when it’s midnight Built an empire out of my ruin You wanted me dead, I bloomed I don’t need you to survive [Outro] Yeah I didn’t need saving I needed space And look what grew in the grave you left me in