People Pleasing
Verse 1 I kept it cute, I kept it calm Held my breath when it felt so wrong Smiled it off, swallowed the ache Just so nobody saw me break You got used to my âitâs okayâ While I gave more than I could save I was bending, I was bleeding You called it peace, I called it leaving Pre-Chorus You only loved me soft enough To never make you face yourself But Iâm done being your sacrifice Just to keep the tension felt by no one else Verse 2 I wore guilt like a second skin Took the blame just to smooth things in Made excuses, played it nice Paid for quiet with my life Every âyesâ I didnât mean Cut a little deeper into me Now the truth is finally breathing And it sounds nothing like pleasing Pre-Chorus You only liked me small enough To fit inside your version of safe But Iâm done shrinking down to size Just to make you feel okay Chorus If peace requires self-betrayal Thatâs not peace, thatâs people-pleasing Thatâs me setting fire to myself Just to keep your world from freezing If I have to bite my tongue So you can call the silence healing Thatâs not love, thatâs not peace Thatâs people-pleasing Bridge Call me hard, call me changed Call me anything you need I would rather shake the room Than keep abandoning me Let it crack, let it burn Let the truth be loud this evening Iâm done confusing self-erasure With people-pleasing Final Chorus If peace requires self-betrayal Thatâs not peace, thatâs people-pleasing Iâm not giving up my soul Just to make your pain look easy If I have to disappear For you to say weâre finally healing Thatâs not love, thatâs not peace Thatâs people-pleasing Outro No, thatâs not peace Thatâs people-pleasing And I wonât lose myself Just to keep you breathing
