Lyrics

I used to wait for your footsteps,
Used to hope you'd come around.
Built my world on your approval,
Lost myself in every sound.
But the quiet got me thinking,
And the truth came breaking through --
I was holding on to someone
Who was never holding too.

Now I'm waking up with sunlight,
Not the shadows that you cast.
I've been learning how to breathe again,
Let go of what we had.
You were always in the center,
I was orbiting your flame --
But I finally found my balance
When I stepped out of your frame.

(Chorus)
'Cause I can stand on my own feet,
I can dance in my own room.
I can love myself completely,
I don't need your point of view.
I thought I needed all your pieces,
But I'm better with the truth --
I'm stronger, I'm brighter,
I'm living without you.

I'm not bitter, I'm not broken,
Just a little more aware.
You mistook my heart for weakness,
But I'm done pretending there.
Now I'm laughing a bit louder,
And I'm dreaming something new --
Turns out freedom tastes much sweeter
When it doesn't come from you.

(Bridge)
I won't rewrite the story,
Won't erase the things we were.
But I'm done with waiting quietly
For a love I can't secure.
Now I'm choosing my own future,
And it's finally feeling right --
I'm the one who lights my fire,
I'm the one who owns the night.

(Chorus)
'Cause I can stand on my own feet,
I can dance in my own room.
I can love myself completely,
I don't need your point of view.
I thought I needed all your pieces,
But I'm better with the truth --
I'm stronger, I'm brighter,
I'm living without you.

Now I think of all the moments
That I thought would break me down --
Turns out they were just the stepping stones
To where I'm standing now.
I'm not reaching for your memory,
I'm not longing like before --
I've got everything I needed,
And I don't need you anymore.