EXPECTATIONS

Lyrics By Me :- @syabibeats [Intro] Yeah... I stopped asking. I stopped waiting. This is what silence taught me. [Verse 1] Used to carry hearts that never carried mine, Spent my best years trying to read every sign. Always showed up first, always stayed behind, Giving every piece away, leaving none to find. Everybody loved the version that could bleed, Never cared about the weight or what I'd need. Promises dissolved before they touched the ground, Funny how the loudest love was never around. Built people up while I was falling apart, Put their names above my own inside my heart. Thought loyalty was something people couldn't trade, Then I watched it disappear without a trace. I don't hate them... I just understand. Some people shake your hand while reaching for your last chance. [Hook] No more expectations. No more waiting for salvation. No more begging for appreciation. I'm done building dreams on imagination. If you're here, then stay. If you're leaving, find your way. I won't chase another soul today. I've finally learned... peace doesn't have to persuade. [Verse 2] Pain became a language nobody could read, Smiles became a mask that covered every need. People celebrate you when your pockets rise, Then disappear the moment they can see your eyes. I counted every lesson more than every friend, That's the kind of math that never seems to end. The truth doesn't shout... it simply remains, While every fake connection washes down the drain. I buried old versions of who I used to be, Not because they failed... they just weren't free. Now every step I take belongs to me alone, I'd rather stand by myself than borrow someone's throne. Love without honesty is only borrowed air, Words become expensive when no actions are there. So I stopped collecting empty guarantees, And found more strength inside my own heartbeat. [Bridge] I forgive... but I don't return. I remember... so I can learn. The door is open, but I'm not standing there. Whoever values me will never need directions. [Final Hook] No more expectations. No more chains called validation. No more living for acceptance. I'm choosing peace over desperation. If tomorrow brings nobody by my side, I'll still walk forward with my head held high. Because the strongest promise I've ever known Is the one I made... to never abandon my own soul. [Outro] This isn't revenge. This isn't anger. It's freedom. The day I stopped expecting, was the day I finally started living.