Fragments

I tried to be what you needed
Twisting my voice just to sound like your truth
Cut out the parts you never liked
Now I'm just echoes in an empty room
Smiled on cue
Stayed in frame
But every second
I lost my name

There’s nothing left I can defend
I became the mask
Again

I'm just fragments of who I used to be
Scattered in the silence you gave to me
Tried to hold on
But I slipped through the seams
Now I'm screaming
But only in dreams

I bent, I broke, I bit my tongue
Redefined myself till I became none
You loved the shell but not the soul
Said: You’re perfect while you dug a hole
I buried my needs, lit the fuse
Smiled while slowly coming unglued
And now I bleed in lowercase
Invisible in my own space

There’s nothing left I can defend
I erased myself
To pretend

I'm just fragments of who I used to be
Scattered in the silence you gave to me
Tried to hold on
But I slipped through the seams
Now I'm screaming
But only in dreams

You said: Be strong
But meant: Be quiet
You said: Be real
But feared my riot
Now I'm just pieces on the floor
Not yours
Not mine
No more

I'm just fragments of who I used to be
Scattered in the silence you gave to me
I tried to hold on
But it ripped at the seams
I'm still screaming
But I fade in between
I fade in between
I fade in between
I fade