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Leaving You

By Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual WarriorPublished 5 months ago 1 min read

[Verse]

You built a cage with bars of steel

Trying to control what I could feel

You called it true love

Tried to block my sun

But you never knew ... never understood....

I'd already won

[Prechorus]

You thought you could crack me

You thought you could break me

But, baby, ... all you did was wake me

[Chorus]

I will never regret...

Leaving you

Not a single step

A choice I'll never undo

You hoped I’d crawl

But I leapt instead

You tried to burn me

Tried to hurt me

But I won’t forget

I despise you...

Resent you... , and

I will never ever regret

Leaving you

[Verse 2]

You threw your stones but they missed their mark

You thought you’d leave me with permanent scars

But, baby, I’m the fire... I’m the flood

You can’t erase what’s in my blood

[Prechorus]

Your chains were made of paper

I burned and scorched through every layer

Chorus]

I will never regret...

Leaving you

Not a single step

A choice I'll never undo

You hoped I’d crawl

But I leapt instead

You tried to burn me

Tried to hurt me

But I won’t forget

I despise you...

Resent you... , and

I will never ever regret

Leaving you

This is a lyric to a song I wrote. You can hear my music on YouTube, Amazon and Spotify under Julia O'Hara. Here is the YouTube link. If you enjoyed this, please consider subscribing and tips are always welcome!

https://youtu.be/1wcKGN9-WEk?si=-nK7l2rxn9ChFyiy

Ballad

About the Creator

Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warrior

Thank you for reading my work. Feel free to contact me with your thoughts or if you want to chat. [email protected]

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  • Sandy Gillman5 months ago

    That’s powerful songwriting! 🔥 You’ve really captured the mix of anger, strength, and freedom that comes after breaking away.

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