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Complicated
You don’t know me until I’m gone
You don’t miss me until I’m back
You don’t love me until I change
Because I’m complicated
But I am not your puppet
No, I won’t dance on your strings
I am complicated, but not one of your things
You can try to push me down
But I always get back up
I don’t care about your crown
I’m done with this coverup!
I bet you think you’ve earned my trust
That I’ll tell you all my secrets
I hide myself, I admit
It’s because of you that I must
You don’t know me until I’m gone
You don’t miss me until I’m back
You don’t love me until I change
Because I’m complicated
But I am not your puppet
No, I won’t dance on your strings
I am complicated, but not one of your things
I know I’m not the one you wanted
I’m not who you want me to be
But I’m done with your comparisons
Why can’t you love me for me?
I want to feel freedom
I want to run away from your hate
To your anger, I won’t succumb
Allow me to liberate
You don’t know me until I’m gone
You don’t miss me until I’m back
You don’t love me until I change
Because I’m complicated
But I am not your puppet
No, I won’t dance on your strings
I am complicated, but not one of your things
You tell me I should fear
The person I see in the mirror
But you’re the one who needs to change
Haven’t you made that quite clear?
It’s because of you that I lost my faith
In other people and myself
My trust has gone to waste
Are you happy with yourself?
You don’t know me until I’m gone
You don’t miss me until I’m back
You don’t love me until I change
Because I’m complicated
But I am not your puppet
No, I won’t dance on your strings
I am complicated, but not one of your things
I’ve decided to ignore your bitter comments
They don’t do me any good
My silence is my lament
Would I speak even if I could?
You give me the cold shoulder
Your love never reached me
You’ll regret this when you’re older
But by then, I’ll be free
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