Safe Place
Sangréa[Verse 1]
I learned to speak in smaller words,
To hide the things that no one heard.
I held my breath to keep the peace,
But even silence wasn't enough for me.
You say, "Just tell me how you feel,"
Then make me wish I'd kept it sealed.
Every truth becomes a crime,
So I leave another piece of me behind.
[Pre-Chorus]
You want the truth, but not the pain,
You want the sun without the rain.
You tell me I can let it out,
Then punish me for making a sound.
[Chorus]
Is it too much to ask for a safe place?
Where I don't have to hide my face?
Where I can fall, where I can break,
Without becoming your mistake?
Is it too much to ask to just be me?
Without your judgment suffocating me?
I don't need you to understand,
Just let me breathe the way I am.
[Verse 2]
You love the version that behaves,
The one who smiles and hides the pain.
But when my colors start to show,
You point at everything you don't know.
I'm either distant or too loud,
Too fucking honest or shut down.
You built a cage and called it home,
Then wondered why I felt alone.
[Pre-Chorus]
You say I'm free to speak my mind,
As long as every word aligns.
And when I finally disagree,
You make the problem out of me.
[Chorus]
Is it too much to ask for a safe place?
Where I don't have to hide my face?
Where I can fall, where I can break,
Without becoming your mistake?
Is it too much to ask to just be me?
Without your judgment suffocating me?
I don't need you to understand,
Just let me breathe the way I am.
[Bridge]
I never asked you to love every part.
I never asked you to heal my scars.
I only wanted somewhere to exist,
Without apologizing for it.
Why is being myself
Always something I have to defend?
I AM NOT YOUR VERSION OF ME!
I AM NOT WHO YOU WANT ME TO BE!
IS A LITTLE SAFETY
TOO MUCH TO FUCKING ASK?!
[Final Chorus]
IS IT TOO MUCH TO ASK FOR A SAFE PLACE?!
Where I don't have to earn my space?!
Where every word I dare to say
Won't be another reason to push me away?!
Is it too much to ask to just be me?!
Without begging you to let me breathe?!
I never wanted the whole damn world,
Just somewhere I could be myself!
[Outro]
I wasn't asking for perfection.
I wasn't asking you to stay.
I just wanted to feel safe
Being myself...
Was that too much to ask?