[Verse 1] You call it love. It’s just control. Late-night texts like they own my phone. Hands on my waist — too tight, too close. You say forever. I hear “don’t go.” [Pre-Chorus] You want my time. You want my skin. You want the quiet I live in. You lean like I won’t move. I do. [Chorus] Don’t call it love if it cages me. Don’t call it love if I can’t breathe. You don’t get every part of me. If it feels like a chain — don’t call it love. [Verse 2] You say it’s care. It feels like proof. Counting the minutes I don’t choose you. Your voice gets soft when you feel me slip. But soft can still tighten a grip. [Pre-Chorus 2] You touch like I’m yours to keep. Like I don’t move when you sleep. But I drift when the room goes dark. [Chorus] Don’t call it love if it cages me. Don’t call it love if I can’t breathe. Call it distance. Call me cold. I just won’t be something owned. [Bridge] Let it be loud. Let me be gone. If I stay, it’s because I want. Not because I’m afraid to lose. [Final Chorus] Don’t call it love. Call it what it is. Don’t call it love if it steals my breath. I’m not yours to lock in place. If I need space — don’t call it love.
