[Verse 1] I learned to fold myself like letters never sent, Margins bleeding just to fit inside your sentences. I’ve been the pause between your wants and what you need, A silent hinge, holding open every dream but mine. I barter sleep for borrowed peace, Is it love, or loyalty. I’m fluent in the art of staying last, A ghost that learned to volunteer. [Pre-Chorus] I drew the map so everyone got home, But I forgot to mark my own coordinates. [Chorus] I’ve been living in the negative space, The outline where my heart should be. If wanting less is how you keep the peace, Then tell me, who’s been keeping me? I gave until my name wore thin, I bent until I broke the seams. I've never known what I want I only know what you need. [Verse 2] I’ve been a currency that never gets spent on me, A reservoir that never learns to overflow. I speak in compromises, pray in “somedays,” Stack my wants like furniture I’ll move eventually. I confuse endurance for a spine, Mistake silence for design. If I’m always the solution to your ache, Why do I feel like the problem now? [Pre-Chorus 2] I kept the lights on in every room but mine, Now I’m scared of what I’ll find inside. [Chorus] I’ve been living in the negative space, The aftermath of every choice. If love is just a quieter way to disappear, Then why can’t I hear my voice? I gave until my name wore thin, I bent until I broke the seams. I've never known what I want I only know what you need. [Bridge] If I stop bleeding for everyone else, Will the room fall apart? Or will I finally hear my pulse Instead of everyone’s heart? I’m terrified the selfish truth is I don’t know who I am without you asking. I was taught that love is erosion, That staying means being less. But I’m not a resource to be rationed I’m a person in distress. [Final Chorus] I’ve been living in the negative space, A life shaped by restraint. If I don’t choose myself this time, I’ll vanish in your name. I gave until my name wore thin, I bent until I broke the seams. I’m learning what I want And it doesn’t make me weak. [Outro] I’m not leaving I’m arriving For the first time As me.
