✦ 𝕻𝖑𝖆𝖞 𝕸𝖊 ✦〔07 ▸ 07〕

Mm... Yeah... Funny how people only love the version They can control. You like me quiet, easy to read Soft enough to fit your needs But every time I show my mind You act surprised I’m not that type (oh...) Everybody wants a perfect doll Pretty face, no thoughts at all Smile on cue, never complain Break in silence, hide the pain So tell me Do you hear me when I speak? Or do you just like the fantasy? Play me like a favorite song Skip the parts you did me wrong Turn me down when I get too real Love the mask, ignore how I feel (play me...) Play me till the sound gets weak Till there’s nothing left of me Everybody loves control Nobody loves a soul I got tired of shrinking down To make insecure people proud Acting smaller, acting sweet Just so nobody feels threatened by me (so tired...) You wanted beauty without the fire Confidence without desire But I was never made that way I got too much inside to stay tame Now I see through every lie Every compliment designed To keep me small enough to hold But I outgrew that role Play me like a favorite song Skip the parts you did me wrong Turn me down when I get too real Love the mask, ignore how I feel (play me...) Play me till the sound gets weak Till there’s nothing left of me Everybody loves control Nobody loves a soul Maybe that’s why I stay distant Maybe that’s why trust feels strange People say they want the real me Then panic when I don’t behave (mm...) Play me But not anymore I’m done bleeding for applause Done bending just to belong (play me no more...) If you only love the surface Then you never loved me at all.