[Verse 1] You called me too dramatic For feeling every word Too sensitive to carry The silence that I heard I laughed a little softer I hid the things I knew And every time I broke apart I blamed it all on you [Pre-Chorus] So I folded up my colors Put the bright ones in a drawer You said I needed changing So I changed a little more [Chorus] Now you say I’m acting strange Like I’m someone you don’t know But you asked me to erase myself And watched the pieces go I became the quiet girl You said would make you proud Now I’m standing in my own skin And I can’t find me inside it now [Verse 2] I stopped crying at the table Stopped calling when I hurt Learned to answer, “I’m okay” Before you asked the words You praised my new composure Said I finally understood But every compliment felt empty Where my old heartbeat once stood [Pre-Chorus] I traded all my thunder For a room without a sound You said I needed changing Now I’m nowhere to be found [Chorus] Now you say I’m acting strange Like I’m someone you don’t know But you asked me to erase myself And watched the pieces go I became the quiet girl You said would make you proud Now I’m standing in my own skin And I can’t find me inside it now [Bridge] Was I too much when I was honest? Was I wrong to need a hand? You kept moving every finish line Then blamed me when I ran If the girl you loved was difficult Why did you teach her how to disappear? [Final Chorus] Now you say I’m acting strange Like I’m someone you don’t know But you asked me to erase myself And watched the pieces go I became the quiet girl You said would make you proud Now I’m screaming without a voice And I can’t find me inside it now [Outro] I’m not the girl you wanted I’m not the girl I was I changed because you told me to And lost the reason that I changed for
