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