never wanted to be this good never hung on every word never got excited by the way somebody speaks never felt my defenses barely able to breathe degrade me persuade me i promise i’ll be good tear apart what’s left of me the way i knew you would i stopped counting all the reasons started counting every flaw standing in the mirror seeing only what you saw somehow every sharp remark settles softer than it should turning every “not enough” into something almost good degrade me persuade me i promise i’ll be good tear apart what’s left of me the way i knew you would never thought i’d crave correction never thought i’d ask for more every word you use against me has me waiting at your door tell me what i need to fix tell me where i misunderstood make me desperate for your praise just to hear you call me good collar me, control me, i'll earn it i'll crawl for it. please...
