[Intro – warm guitar, soft beat] I used to think love meant being the reason somebody bloomed. Sounds nice. Till you realise you’ve made yourself responsible for the fucking weather. [Verse 1] I liked being needed more than I admitted Liked being the one you called when life got twisted Called it loyalty, called it being there Didn’t notice how much of my worth lived in your stare If you leaned on me, I felt important If you pulled away, I felt ignored So I gave more than anybody asked Then got hurt when nobody knew the cost I said, “I’ve got you” and I meant every word But somewhere underneath it I needed to be heard [Pre-Chorus] Needed to be useful Needed to be chosen Funny how love gets heavy when your self-worth gets woven through it [Chorus] I don’t wanna be your only sun Don’t wanna be the reason that you run Toward the light every time the dark comes through Like growing somehow depends on what I do You can turn your face toward something new Find your own sky, find your own truth If you bloom beside me, beautiful But I don’t want your roots wrapped around me just to make me feel useful Find your own sun [Verse 2] I used to think “I need you” sounded romantic Now sometimes it sounds a little like panic Like two people holding on too tight Calling fear of losing each other a life And I’ve done that Fuck, I’ve done it well Built whole homes around being somebody’s help Thought if I fixed enough, stayed enough carried enough weight Nobody could ever look at me and decide to walk away But love ain’t insurance and people aren’t proof You don’t become permanent just because somebody needs you [Pre-Chorus] So I’m learning something I should’ve learned young You can love somebody deeply without becoming their sun [Chorus] I don’t wanna be your only sun Don’t wanna be the reason that you run Toward the light every time the dark comes through Like growing somehow depends on what I do You can turn your face toward something new Find your own sky, find your own truth If you bloom beside me, beautiful But I don’t want your roots wrapped around me just to make me feel useful Find your own sun [Bridge – stripped] And this goes both ways. I don’t need you to make me feel worth loving either. That part’s mine. I can miss you without chasing you. Love you without rescuing you. Stand beside you without standing in front of your light. [pause] Maybe that’s what I kept getting wrong. I thought love meant: “You’ll be okay because I’m here.” Maybe love sounds healthier as: “I know you’ll be okay even when I’m not.” [Final Chorus – warm lift] You don’t need me as your only sun And I don’t need to be somebody’s one Reason to stay, reason to breathe Reason they finally believe Bring your own light I’ll bring mine too Maybe we grow better with a wider view Not tangled roots Not borrowed worth Just two people choosing the same patch of earth And if someday you turn away That doesn’t mean everything decays A flower doesn’t owe the sun for learning how to grow [Outro] I’ll still show up. Still care. Still stand beside you. I just don’t need to be the reason you bloom anymore. And I don’t need you to be mine. Grow anyway.
