You Never Knew Me

You thought I'd shatter when you walked away;

Thought I'd fade to grey and beg you to stay;

You knew the love but not the fire in my chest;

Never met the woman hidden underneath the test;

I was giving you gold while

I ran on empty;

Made you feel like a king when you barely even knew me;

Now I stare in the mirror like, girl, look at you shine;

What you call a loss was my divine redesign;

You thought I needed you to breathe, baby;

I was learning to believe;

You thought I'd break and disappear;

You never saw the strength behind the tears;

You never knew me, you never knew me;

Thought I couldn't rise if you decided to leave;

Now look at me, everything you see;

Said I couldn't be;

Bossed up, leveled up, finally free;

You thought you had a woman you would break;

Whole time you had her push you through the place;

Now you're wildin' from a distance while

I become everything;

You never knew me, no;

You never knew me, no, yeah;

Now my phone lights up and my name stays ringing;

I'm moving like a dream with the whole world singing;

No revenge in my heart, this is elevation;

I turned heartbreak into pure motivation;

You thought my sun went down when you walked out the door;

Funny how the one you doubted made the whole room roar;

I don't hate you, I just finally see;

You didn't lose who

I was, you lost who I'd be;

I needed you to breathe, baby;

I was learning to believe;

You thought I'd break and disappear;

You never saw the strength behind the tears;

You never knew me;

You never knew me;

But I couldn't rise if you decided to leave;

Now look at me;

Everything you said couldn't be;

Bossed up, leveled up, finally free;

Thought you had a wound and you could break;

Whole time you had to push it to replace;

Now you're watching from a distance while

I become a little thing;

You never knew me, no;

You never knew me, no, whoa;

And if you see me glowing, don't call everything;

I'm not trying to make you jealous,

I'm just healing again;

You had my heart, but never my vision;

You knew my love, but not my ambition;

You thought you were the reason

I could win;

Baby, I was rising long before you stepped in;

Oh, you never knew me;

Thought I couldn't rise if you decided to leave;

Now look at me;

Everybody said I couldn't be;

Bossed up, leveled up, mind free;

Thought you had a woman you could break;

All the time you had a fortune could replace;

Now you're watching from a distance while

I become everything;

You never knew me;

You never knew me;

You knew the girl I gave you;

You never knew the woman I became;

You know my love put down my power;

And baby, I became her without your name;