They Never Asked Who I Was

This is dedicated to those who are battling for their identities after

March 7, 2025 at 7:33 PMv4

(Verse 1)
I gave them every line they wanted,
A script so clean, a voice so sweet.
I let them paint me like a portrait,
A masterpiece of their belief.
But I was fire under the surface,
A loaded gun behind closed lips.
They never thought to scratch beneath it,
Never questioned what they’d miss.
(Chorus)
They never asked who I was,
Didn’t care to know my name.
Long as I danced to their tune,
Long as I played their game.
They shaped the lie, and I wore it well,
But I was never really there.
They never asked who I was,
And now I don’t fucking care.
(Verse 2)
I bent, I broke, I played it perfect,
Gave them comfort, gave them peace.
But not once did they consider
What it cost to silence me.
They only loved the quiet version,
The one that smiled and stayed in place.
But I was lightning in a bottle,
And now I’m done being erased.
(Chorus)
They never asked who I was,
Didn’t care to know my name.
Long as I danced to their tune,
Long as I played their game.
They shaped the lie, and I wore it well,
But I was never really there.
They never asked who I was,
And now I don’t fucking care.
(Bridge)
I won’t make it easy for them now,
Won’t sit pretty, won’t play nice.
If they only love the puppet,
Then they were never worth the price.
(Final Chorus)
They never asked who I was,
But now I’m screaming it out loud
I don’t need everyone's approval
Sacrifice myself to make them proud,

They shaped the lie, but I burned it down,
Now the air is clean and bare.
They never asked who I was,
Now I don’t even care.

(Verse 1) I gave them every line they wanted, A script so clean, a voice so sweet. I let them paint me like a portrait, A masterpiece of their belief. But I was fire under the surface, A loaded gun behind closed lips. They never thought to scratch beneath it, Never questioned what they’d miss. (Chorus) They never asked who I was, Didn’t care to know my name. Long as I danced to their tune, Long as I played their game. They shaped the lie, and I wore it well, But I was never really there. They never asked who I was, And now I don’t fucking care. (Verse 2) I bent, I broke, I played it perfect, Gave them comfort, gave them peace. But not once did they consider What it cost to silence me. They only loved the quiet version, The one that smiled and stayed in place. But I was lightning in a bottle, And now I’m done being erased. (Chorus) They never asked who I was, Didn’t care to know my name. Long as I danced to their tune, Long as I played their game. They shaped the lie, and I wore it well, But I was never really there. They never asked who I was, And now I don’t fucking care. (Bridge) I won’t make it easy for them now, Won’t sit pretty, won’t play nice. If they only love the puppet, Then they were never worth the price. (Final Chorus) They never asked who I was, But now I’m screaming it out loud I don’t need everyone's approval Sacrifice myself to make them proud, They shaped the lie, but I burned it down, Now the air is clean and bare. They never asked who I was, Now I don’t even care.