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free me


i can kiss you and say that i love you,
then go home and cry and hurt inside
i can keep telling you that the things you do
don't matter as much as they do

i can pretend we are the perfect couple
i can make everyone else jealous of me
but this make-up doesn't cover all of the marks
i hide, afraid that they might see

that i'm too weak to say no to you
i'm too scared to be alone
i'm waiting for you to free me,
but dreading that day
all the same.

i can tell all my friends i'm going to marry you
i can say that you're my soulmate
but i can't stop wishing you were just a little bit nicer
can't you see that i've died inside?

and i'm too weak to say no to you,
i'm too scared to be alone
i'm waiting for you to free me,
but dreading that day
all the same.

take your hands off me now
i know i'm crying, but just ignore it
'cause sorry's not good enough anymore
where is my strength? i need my strength

'cause i'm too weak to say no to you,
i'm too scared to be alone
i'm waiting for you to free me,
but dreading that day
dreading that day...
i'm too weak to say no to you,
i'm too scared to be alone
i'm waiting for you to free me,
but dreading that day
all the same.