Story Behind The Song

This song was born from a personal experience of being in a relationship where love felt more like a trade than a genuine connection. Every gift had strings, every favor a hidden cost. Writing this was a cathartic process of naming that pattern and breaking free from it. It's a message to anyone who's been caught in the trap of conditional love: you don't have to earn your worth, and walking away is power.

Song Description

"Transactional Love" is an emotionally charged pop track that explores the pain of being used and the strength it takes to walk away. The song confronts a toxic relationship built on expectations and manipulation, ultimately reclaiming self-worth and freedom. Ideal for scenes of emotional realization, personal growth, or walking away from a one-sided dynamic.

Lyrics

Transactional Love Lyrics

[Verse 1]
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I was a business owner always on your call
Your love with conditions wasn't love at all
You kept score, every favor tallied up
Now I see, I was never enough

[Pre-Chorus]
You loved my creations
You hated the heart that made them
You loved what benefitted you
You hated when I challenged your view

[Chorus]
I'm better than your transactional love
You don't get to put a price on trust
I gave freely, but you gave it a cost
So I'm walking away, and you're the one who lost
You lost

[Verse 2]
You called it friendship, but it had a fee
Give what you wanted, or you'd pull away from me
That's not devotion, that's a deal in disguise
Conditional love payed with my soul's compromise

[Pre-Chorus]
I used to think I had to earn my place
Had to prove myself to you to stay
But love is not a currency to trade
And I refuse to play that way

[Chorus]
I'm better than your transactional love
You don't get to put a price on trust
I gave freely, but you gave it a cost
So I'm walking away, and you're the one who lost
You lost
You lost

[Bridge]
I don't need to beg, I don't need to chase
I'm not a product you can replace
I don't owe you for the love I gave
'Cause love is not something that you make me pay
Oh whoa
Ohh whoa

[Final Chorus]
I'm better than your transactional love
You don't get to put a price on trust
I gave freely, but you gave it a cost
So I'm walking away, and you're the one who lost
You lost

[Outro]
I don't need you, I need myself
Proud of me cause I freed myself