Lyrics

They said I was sensitive, just like an insult
But I was just sensing things no one would say
You told me I overreacted again
But I was reacting to pain that you made

I was the child, not the mirror
Not your therapist or your sin redeemer
I didn’t break you—I just showed the cracks
And you blamed me for never holding you back

They blamed me—for flinching at the tone
For walking away when the silence had grown
For needing softness when the world got loud
For crying once and not knowing how

You never said sorry—just raised your chin
Said “That’s just how I was raised” with a grin
But I wasn’t built to repeat the chain
And I won’t wear your unspoken shame

You told me to calm down, to not speak too much
That asking for love was asking for crutch
You needed control, and I learned to shrink
Became the storm cloud just so you wouldn’t sink

They blamed me—for saying it hurt
For growing up guarded, confused by worth
For being too quiet, then speaking too loud
For carrying blame you never allowed

(Bridge – whispered, over reversed piano)
“You were just a boy. You weren’t supposed to hold it all.
You didn’t fail her.
She failed to rise.”

I’m not your scapegoat
I’m not your cage
I’m not the shadow of your unspoken rage
I’m not the reason love felt thin
I was just small
And I should have been let in