Let Me Be Myself

You gave me endless shelter, you held my trembling hand,
You drew the lines around me, like castles built on sand.
I know your love was gentle, I know your care was true,
But somewhere in the silence, I lost the me I knew.

The mirror shows a stranger, not the soul I used to see,
A face with painted colors, but none belong to me.
Your love became a river, that pulled me far from shore,
And though I swam to please you, I can’t pretend no more.

Don’t hold me like a prisoner, don’t love me with a chain,
I need a love that heals me, not one that brings me pain.

Let me be myself, don’t rewrite my name,
Don’t turn my soul to ashes, don’t play a losing game.
I love you more than words, but I can’t survive this way,
So I’ll walk into tomorrow, though my heart wants me to stay.

I’m not afraid of leaving, I’m more afraid to stay,
To live inside a story where I can’t find my way.
Love should be the fire that warms, not burns inside,
It shouldn’t be the mask I wear, or a truth I have to hide.

One day I may remember, and smile at what we were,
But right now I am drowning in promises unsure.
So let me chase the sunrise, alone beneath the sky,
For only in the distance can I learn the reason why.

Don’t hold me with conditions, don’t ask me to be new,
I only want to show you the me that still is true.

Let me be myself, don’t rewrite my name,
Don’t turn my soul to ashes, don’t play a losing game.
I love you more than words, but I can’t survive this way,
So I’ll walk into tomorrow, though my heart wants me to stay.

Love is not possession, love is not control,
It’s two hearts side by side, not one consuming whole.
So if I say goodbye, don’t think it means the end,
It means I need to find myself before I can love again.

Let me be myself, don’t rewrite my name,
Don’t cover me with shadows, don’t treat me like a flame.
I love you with my soul, but my spirit longs to fly,
So I’ll choose the road of freedom, with tears still in my eyes.

Let me be myself, the only truth I know,
And if the winds are kind, someday I might return and show,
That love is stronger still when it’s given willingly,
So I leave to find tomorrow, and the person I must be.