I've been hearin' Cain quiet like a fault line
Holding still so the house doesn't fall
Every mirror taught me how to bargain
Smile less, need less, take up no space at all
I learned love like a rationed supply
Measured drops in a paper cup
But I'm done pretending I'm optional
I was never made to starve this much
I'm not asking for a rescue
I can stand on my own two feet
I just want someone who looks at me
Like I'm the last thing they'll ever need
I'm deserving of love that lingers
That memorizes my breathin' at night
I don't want to be tolerated
I want to be the fixation in your mind
Let me be the song you overplay
Till the speakers start to bleed
I'm not ashamed of wanting more
I just want you obsessed with me
I've been the pause button in every story
The almost, the maybe later on
I've held hands with half-hearted promises
Watched devotion get traded for calm
I don't need a pedestal or a crown
Just don't look past me when I'm here
I want to be the thing you protect
When the world gets loud with fear
I'm not fragile porcelain
I won't break if you lean in close
I just want to feel irreplaceable
Not another name you almost chose
I'm deserving of love that lingers
That memorizes my breathin' at night
I don't want to be tolerated
I want to be the fixation in your mind
Let me be the song you overplay
Till the speakers start to bleed
I'm not ashamed of wanting more
I just want you obsessed with me
Carve my name into your routine
Let me live in the small details
Like the way you reach for your phone
Or how your coffee never tastes the same
If I'm a sin, then don't confess
If I'm a fire, don't put me out
I don't want safe, I want certain
I want no room left for doubt
I won't beg to be chosen
I won't shrink to fit your doubt
But if you're gonna love me
Love me like there's no way out
I'm deserving of love that lingers
That stays when the shine wears thin
I don't want a foot in the doorway
I want you all the way in
Let me be the thought you can't escape
The reason you lose sleep
I'm done pretending this is too much
I just want you obsessed with me
I'm not asking to be worshipped
Just seen, and held, and craved
I was built to be wanted
Say my name like it means something sacred
Say it like you'd never give it away