(Pocket drummer heavy key bass intro) Verse 1 I learned how to smile through the bruises you hid, Called it love when it hurt just to breathe. I made excuses for the nights you disappeared, Said your pain was the reason you needed me. I carried your past like it was my own cross, Prayed you’d wake up and finally see. But loving you meant losing myself, And I was dying quietly. Pre-Chorus I begged you to heal, I begged you to try, But you made a home in your scars. I can’t bleed for two, I can’t save a soul That won’t fight for his heart. Chorus So I choose me, even though it hurts, I choose peace over promises that never worked. I loved you more than my own life, it’s true, But loving you kept breaking me in two. I won’t stay where love feels like war, I choose me now—I can’t love you more. Hook I choose me… yeah I choose me… this time Verse 2 I would’ve laid my life at your feet, Stood in the fire just to keep you warm. But you kept fighting ghosts I couldn’t see, While I stood there unarmed. Every “sorry” came too late, Every change was just a phase. I can’t fix what you won’t face, And I won’t drown just so you stay. Pre-Chorus I held on longer than I should have done, Hoping love would be enough. But love ain’t pain, and love ain’t fear, And love don’t make you feel this small. Chorus So I choose me, even though it hurts, I choose healing over loving you first. I gave you my heart, my soul, my truth, But I lost myself loving you. I won’t beg for the love I deserve, I choose me now—I’ve learned my worth. Vamp / Outro I can’t save you if you won’t be free, But I can finally rescue me. I release you, I release the pain, I choose my life, I choose my name. (Background ad-libs: “I choose me…” “I choose me now…” “I choose peace…”)
