[Verse 1] I learned my name in the quiet of the room when nobody was clapping and the clock had nothing to prove I sat with my shadow like an old, patient friend and found I could stay without needing an end [Pre-Chorus] If I can hold my own hand through the hard weather maybe love is not a rescue maybe it's two hearts learning to stand better [Chorus] I love me first so love can stay I do not break when you walk away I love me first and that is how I leave a little light in the room for now (I love me first) (so love can stay) [Verse 2] A cracked heart is not ruined it's a window with stories it lets more sky in it lets out old glory So if you leave a bruise let it bloom into gold some lessons are heavy but they make me more whole [Pre-Chorus] I do not fear the falling I know the shape of ground every time I get back up I learn my own sound [Chorus] I love me first so love can stay I do not break when you walk away I love me first and that is how I leave a little light in the room for now (I love me first) (so love can stay) [Bridge] When I am good company I become a home not a place somebody visits just to feel less alone I can sit by myself and not call it empty that kind of peace makes my love sound plenty [Final Chorus] I love me first so love can stay I do not break when you walk away I love me first and now I know the love I give you is the love I show (I love me first) (so love can stay) (I love me first) (and now I know)
