[Intro] I’m trying to stay quiet… I’m trying to stay small… But something in me’s waking, And it’s not afraid at all! I JUST CAN’T! I JUST CAN’T! [Verse 1] Your gentle words still bruise beneath my skin, You smile so sweetly while you pull me in. I hear the warning humming in my chest— A trembling truth I never could suppress. --- [Chorus] I JUST CAN’T! I JUST CAN’T! I JUST CAN’T! I won’t carry what you left inside me. I JUST CAN’T! Your poison words don’t get to define me. I’m breaking through the walls you built around me— I’m done with fear, I’m done with drowning. I JUST CAN’T! I’m taking back my voice now. [Verse 2] You paint me hollow just to feel complete, You drag me under just to watch me sink. But I’m not dying in your undertow— I’m rising up from everything you stole. --- [Pre‑Chorus] I feel the pressure building in my chest, I tried to swallow it, I did my best. But every time you push, I fall apart— And now I’m done protecting your heart. --- [Chorus] I JUST CAN’T! I won’t carry what you left inside me. I JUST CAN’T! Your poison words don’t get to define me. I’m breaking through the walls you built around me— I’m done with fear, I’m done with drowning. I JUST CAN’T! I’m taking back my voice now. I’m taking back …my voice … now. --- [Bridge] I held my breath too long… I let you carve me wrong… But I’m waking up— I’m waking up— AND I WON’T BE YOUR GHOST ANYMORE! --- [Final Chorus] I JUST CAN’T! I won’t carry what you left inside me. I JUST CAN’T! Your poison words don’t get to define me. I’m breaking through the walls you built around me— I’m done with fear, I’m done with drowning. I JUST CAN’T! I’m taking back my voice now. --- [Outro] You don’t own me. You never did. ———————— Lyrics: ©svAI
