Throat Of My Own

[Verse 1]

They said "be grateful"

I heard "be quiet"

Sat on my hands

Till my palms turned violet

Whole world talkin'

Through my small lungs

Every "yes" I gave

Cut out my own tongue

I played polite

Like that’s my place

Smiled so wide

My jaw lost taste

But under that grin

A grindstone turning

A match on my molars

Slowly burning (uh)

[Chorus]

I’ve got a throat of my own

Not a mirror for your fear

Every word that I swallow

Comes back sharp and clear

I’ve got a name I can carry

Not a tag you can loan

I’m not your echo, never was

I’ve got a throat of my own (my own)

[Verse 2]

You loved my "potential"

Kept the lock, held the key

Said "you’re almost there"

Means "stay smaller than me"

You framed my anger

As "just too much"

But kept my tears

Like a souvenir touch

Now I breathe out once

Let it all spill

Truth on my teeth

You can taste this will

I’m done shrinking

To fit your lines

My hurt, my healing

Both are mine (both are mine)

[Chorus]

I’ve got a throat of my own

Not a mirror for your fear

Every word that I swallow

Comes back sharp and clear

I’ve got a name I can carry

Not a tag you can loan

I’m not your echo, never was

I’ve got a throat of my own

[Bridge]

You call it "change"

I call it "return"

Back to the kid

You taught not to burn

Hear that crack

In the calm I keep?

That’s the sound

Of me leaving your script

[Chorus]

I’ve got a throat of my own

Not a mirror for your fear

Every word that I swallow

Comes back sharp and clear

I’ve got a name I can carry

Not a tag you can loan

I’m not your echo, never was

I’ve got a throat of my own (my own)

I’ve got a throat of my own