You Don't Abuse Me

And he said he's proud of me
in the way you never could
so it felt like the closure I need
You no longer control my security
You never could
treat me as anything apart from you
You controlled my security
so I was never safe
Treat me as anything apart from you
If I'd been better maybe you'd have respected me
I was never safe
and you wanted it that way
I've been better when I pretended you respected me
Denial kept me in the shadows
You wanted it that way
Admit I scare you
I'm not in the shadows
I have the closure I need
I have a man who loves my individuality
And he said he's proud of me