Lyrics

Verse 1
You were the only pair of eyes
I ever tried to captivate
But you were counting other hands
That might reach for what you hate
You said the world was watching me
Like that was some kind of crime
But I was standing still for you
The whole entire time

Pre-Chorus
You called it caution
You called it care
But love shouldn't feel
Like constant repair
You feared the shadows
Outside your view
While all I ever wanted
Was to be seen by you

Chorus
There was betrayal in beauty
A war in the way you'd look at me
Like admiration was dangerous
Like loving me was bravery
I only wanted your reflection
Not the world on my skin
But you built a cage from compliments
And locked me in

Verse 2
You guarded doors
I never walked through
While I was just waiting
To walk into you
Every glance became a question
Every smile under review
Like beauty was a weapon
That I might use on you
So I learned to shrink the light
That once lived in my face
Trying to prove devotion
By taking up less space

Pre-Chorus
You called it love
You called it truth
But trust shouldn't feel
Like constant proof
You feared a story
That never began
While I was standing loyal
To only one man

Chorus
There was betrayal in beauty
A war in the way you'd look at me
Like admiration was dangerous
Like loving me was bravery
I only wanted your reflection
Not the world on my skin
But you built a cage from compliments
And locked me in

Bridge
I bent myself smaller
I blurred every shine
Turned mirrors to shadows
So you'd call me mine
But shrinking for love
Is a slow disappearing
And now I see clearly
What I wasn't seeing
Beauty was never the problem
Fear was the thief in your heart
And loving someone insecure
Tears confidence apart

Final Chorus
There was betrayal in beauty
But the truth finally set me free
I was never the danger
You only feared losing me
And I won't dim the light again
To quiet someone's doubt
Because the love that I deserve
Will never ask that now

OutroI only wanted
To be seen by you.
But someday
Someone will look at me
And feel proud they do.