I'm the One Who Chose to Go - ArlenaZara
Lyrics by:Alyna Sophy
Composed by:Alyna Sophy
Produced by:ArlenaZara
You thought I'd break
You thought I'd beg
You thought I'd spend forever
Trying to fix what you left for dead
I remember the way you twist my words
Make me feel crazy for feeling hurt
You'd smile like an angel
While you pulled the rug
And act surprised
When I came undone
I remember the nights I spent crying
While you were out there denying
Every promise you made to my face
Now I'm standing here in your place
You wanted a ghost
Someone to haunt
But I'm not the one who disappears
I'm the one who got out
I'm not the girl you left behind
I'm the one who survived
I'm not the tear you didn't cry
I'm the fire
You couldn't hide
You thought you broke me
You thought I'd fade
But I'm standing here breathing
Everything you took I've remade
I remember the way you gaslight slow
Make me doubt every truth I know
You'd whisper sweet lies in my ear
Then vanish when I needed you near
I remember the silence you weaponized
The cold shoulder
The empty eyes
You thought if you starved me long enough
I'd beg for the crumbs of your love
You wanted a shadow
Someone to chase
But I'm not running anymore
I found my own place
I'm not the girl you left behind
I'm the one who survived
I'm not the tear you didn't cry
I'm the fire you couldn't hide
You thought you broke me
You thought I'd fade
But I'm standing here breathing
Everything you took I've remade
Do you even know what you did
Do you even care
Or are you already rewriting the story
So you were never there
You wanted me to disappear
So you could play the victim
But I'm not your narrative
I'm not your fiction
Let me be clear
I don't want your apology
I don't want your closure
I don't want your memory
I want you to know
Every time you look in the mirror
That I'm the one who got away
And you're the one still standing there
I'm not the girl you left behind
I'm the one who chose to go
I'm not the tear you didn't cry
I'm the storm you'll never know
You thought you broke me
You thought I'd fade
But I'm standing here breathing
Everything you took I've remade
Everything you took I've remade
Everything you broke
I've remade
Everything you stole
I've remade
And you
You're just a lesson I learned