I stopped chasing

Yeah…

I spent too much time looking for somebody else

Forgot who I was.

Then I stopped chasing…

And found me.

Lost sleep just to keep you close

Gave you everything I needed most

Changed myself just to fit your world

Lost my voice trying to be your girl

Kept running every time you pulled away

Told myself you were still gonna stay

Red flags, I called ’em things to fix

Called it love while I was drowning in it

Looked in the mirror, didn’t know that face

Smiled outside while I broke in place

Told everybody, “Yeah, I’m good”

While my heart was barely holding up like it should

I was chasing your attention

Chasing love, chasing affection

Trying to hold what wouldn’t stay

Till I got tired of giving myself away

So I put my phone down

Let the silence get loud

Stopped reaching for your hand

And started reaching for who I am

Me…

I found me when I stopped chasing you

Found peace when I stopped begging you

Found out I was enough all along

Got lost trying to make you love me wrong

Me…

I came back when I let you leave

Found strength in the parts you couldn’t see

Funny how I started breathing again

When I stopped chasing what wouldn’t stay in the end

I stopped chasing…

And found myself.

Now I don’t check where you are at night

Don’t lose sleep wondering who’s by your side

No more waiting for your call

No more feeling like I’m nothing at all

I thought being alone meant losing

Now being alone feels like choosing

No more shrinking just to make you shine

No more leaving me behind to keep you mine

Got scars, but they don’t control me

Old memories still try to call me

But I don’t answer like before

I know what I’m worth now

I don’t need you anymore

I was chasing your attention

Mistook obsession for connection

Kept searching for what wasn’t there

While losing pieces everywhere

Then I stopped forcing what was broken

Stopped explaining what was unspoken

Stopped begging you to understand

And started taking back my heart again

Me…

I found me when I stopped chasing you

Found peace when I stopped begging you

Found out I was enough all along

Got lost trying to make you love me wrong

Me…

I came back when I let you leave

Found strength in the parts you couldn’t see

Funny how I started breathing again

When I stopped chasing what wouldn’t stay in the end

I stopped chasing…

And found myself.

Maybe losing you was how I found me

Maybe empty space was where I needed to be

Every door that closed in my face

Made room for me to finally take my place

I don’t hate you

I don’t need you to regret it

Don’t need closure anymore

I finally get it

I was never hard to love

I just kept loving people

Who made me forget

How to love myself

[Final C