you didn't get me back

Lyrics

[Intro]You wanna know what I became?Look at me now.I’m the girl you tried to break—and somehow, I’m still standing.

[Verse 1]You walked in with flowers and promises,said you’d never be the one to hurt me.But underneath that perfect smileyou were already trying to control me.

You crossed every boundary I had,then told me I was overreacting.You hurt me, then turned it around,made me feel guilty for what you were doing.

You played the victim every timeI called you out on what you did.You used my tears against meuntil I questioned what was real.

[Pre-Chorus]But listen to me now,I’m done explaining myself.Not to you.Not for you.And definitely not for your lies.

[Chorus]You don’t get me back!Not with your empty promises.Not with “I’ve changed,”not with a thousand apologies.

You took my loveand turned it into a weapon.You made me feel so small,but I’m done letting you.

You wanted power over me—now you have none.You thought I’d come running back,but baby, I’m done.

You were my first love,but you’re not my future.

[Verse 2]You wanted to decide who I could talk to,where I could go, what I could do.Every “no” became a battle,every boundary was a threat to you.

You made me think I should be gratefuljust because you stayed around.Like your love was something I had to earn,while you kept dragging me down.

And every time you turned sweet again,I believed there was something good inside.But pretty words don't erase the damage,and “I love you” doesn't make it right.

Love is not control.Love is not fear.Love is not hurting someoneand pretending nothing happened here.

[Pre-Chorus]I defended you too many times.Turned your mistakes into mine.But I take every excuse back now.I won’t protect your lies anymore.

[Chorus]You don’t get me back!Not with your empty promises.Not with “I’ve changed,”not with a thousand apologies.

You took my loveand turned it into a weapon.You made me feel so small,but I’m done letting you.

You wanted power over me—now you have none.You thought I’d come running back,but baby, I’m done.

You were my first love,but you’re not my future.

[Bridge – quiet]You can tell your story.You can make yourself the victim.You can tell everyonethat I was the problem.

But you know what happened.And I know what happened.

I don’t have to destroy you.I don’t have to hate you.I don’t have to prove a thing.

The fact that I walked awayis proof enough.

[Breakdown]You thought I couldn’t live without you.

Wrong.

You thought I needed your love.

Wrong.

You thought you could always come back.

Wrong.

Because one day,you stop hoping someone will changeand start choosing yourself.

That was my day.

[Final Chorus]You don’t get me back!You lost that right a long time ago.I’m not that girl anymore,and you don’t get to control me now.

I know my boundaries.I know my worth.And no one in this worldis worth losing myself for.

You can be my past.You can be a scar in my story.But you will never againbe the center of my life.

You were my first love.You were my hardest lesson.But from all your chaosI found my strength.

And if you ever wonderwhy I never came back—

It’s because I finally understoodthat walking away wasn’t losing you.

It was choosing me.

[Outro]So keep your apologies.Keep your promises.Keep your version of the story.

I don’t need it anymore.

You lost me.And this time—I’m not coming back.