Lyrics

You say you’re protecting me
Like I don’t know the ground
You keep your hand on my shoulder
Just enough to keep me down

Every time I start to rise
You remind me what I was
You don’t say you’re scared of losing me
But you tighten up

You say you need me close
Like that’s the same as trust
But every time I reach for more
You drag me back

Hold me down
Like you’re scared I’ll leave
You don’t have to say it
I feel it every time I breathe
Hold me down
Just out of reach
You don’t want to hurt me
You just don’t want me to be me

You say the world’s too dangerous
Like I haven’t been burned
You talk about staying realistic
Like growth is something you’ve earned

You don’t scream, you don’t hit
You don’t cross that line
You just make me doubt myself
Every fucking time

Hold me down
Like you’re scared I’ll leave
You don’t have to say it
I feel it every time I breathe
Hold me down
Just out of reach
You don’t want to hurt me
You just don’t want me to be me

You call it stability
I call it fear
You don’t trust the ground beneath me
So you keep me right here
You don’t say you own me
But you don’t let me go
You don’t want love
You want control

Let me go!

You want control!

Hold me down
Like you’re scared I’ll leave
You don’t have to say it
I feel it every time I breathe
Hold me down
Just out of reach
You don’t want to hurt me
You just don’t want me to be me