Love Me First

I gave you all my colors 'til I faded into grey

Kept setting myself on fire just to light your way

Smiled when I was breaking, held you while I cried

Put my dreams on quiet just to keep your loud alive

But love shouldn't feel like losing

I was worth more than I knew then

Took the long road back to me

And now I'm finally listening

I choose to love me first, before I give my heart away

No more shrinking just to stay

I won't apologize for the light in me

I've learned that strong is soft and free

And I don't need permission just to be

So I love me first — and it sets me free

I used to chase approval like it held my name

Kept dancing through their shadows just to feel okay

But now I hold my own hands, sing my own refrain

The mirror knows my story and still loves me anyway

They said "self-love" like it's selfish

But I call it finally breathing

No more bleeding just to feel seen

I'm the one I'm keeping

I choose to love me first, before I give my heart away

No more shrinking just to stay

I won't apologize for the light in me

I've learned that strong is soft and free

And I don't need permission just to be

So I love me first — and it sets me free

This heart, it still loves, just not at the cost of me

I found grace in the mirror, found peace in saying "me"

Now I love deeper, now I give more

But I'm not the girl who breaks to keep the score

I choose to love me first, it's not selfish, it's divine

My joy is not a compromise

I won't apologize for the light in me

I've learned that strong is soft and free

And I don't need permission just to be

So I love me first — finally, I'm free

Love me first... and I'll never be last again