You loved my smile when it didn't break
My strength when it was easy to fake
You held my hand but not my fear
You liked me best when I stayed unclear
You saw the parts that shined in the light
But turned away when it got real at night
You loved the idea of me
Not the scars, not the nights I bleed
You loved who I pretended to be
But never the truth inside of me
You loved the idea of me
Not the weight of my honesty
You wanted calm, you wanted control
Someone simple you could hold
But I was deeper than you knew
And depth was something you couldn't do
You wanted love without the pain
A perfect picture in a perfect frame
You loved the idea of me
Not the scars, not the nights I bleed
You loved who I pretended to be
But never the truth inside of me
You loved the idea of me
Not the weight of my honesty
I tried to shrink so you'd stay
Cut my edges, hid my pain
But love should see the whole damn thing
Not just the parts that make it easy
You loved the idea of me
But real love wants reality
I won't apologize for being deep
Or asking you to truly see
You loved the idea of me
Now I love the truth of me