[Verse 1]
You correct the way I breathe
Count my faults like rosary beads
Tiny throne in a downtown bar
Talking big like you’re some star
You roll eyes at every joke
Name-drop dreams you never woke
I’ve been shrinking daily trying to be your fit
But I’m throwing in the towel . . . I’m over all of it
[Chorus]
I’m breaking up with you
And breaking out for me
Done dancing on your string
Done begging you to see
You’re not the queen you think
You’re just a cheap critique
I’m breaking up with you (with you)
And breaking out for me
[Verse 2]
I’m your “baby” with a hundred rules
Gold-plated advice from a school of fools
You used love like a backstage pass
Only on me when there’s a crowd to impress
You talk down like I’m sixteen
While you’re posing for a dead phone screen
Kept my heart in your makeup bag
Guess I finally read the tag
[Chorus]
I’m breaking up with you
And breaking out for me
Done dancing on your string
Done begging you to see
You’re not the queen you think
You’re just a cheap critique
I’m breaking up with you (with you)
And breaking out for me
[Instrumental Interlude]
[Bridge]
I want crooked laughs
Bare
Honest facts
Someone who stumbles
But tries to make it right
Your perfect little world
Never had room for me
So I’m packing up my pride
And my spare house key
[Gritty drums and guitar Interlude]
[Chorus]
I’m breaking up with you
And breaking out for me
Gonna find a real heart
Not a plastic fantasy
You’re not the queen you think
You’re just a tired routine
I’m breaking up with you (with you)
And breaking out for me
Yeah, I’m breaking out,
Oh, I’m breaking out,
Breaking out for me (hey!)
[Drums, guitars, piano and harmonicas solo]
