Charli Thweatt - Love Me for Who I Am Lyrics

I tried to fit inside your frame
But every corner cut, just brought more pain
I'm not the one you wanted me to be
But can't you see, this is all of me?
I've bent till I broke, put on a mask
Just to make you stay, but you never asked
I'm standing here, broken but alive
Just begging you to see me, to survive
Why does it hurt so much to breathe?
When all I need is to be believed
In who I am, and who I've always been
So why can't you let me in?
Why can't you love me for who I am?
Why can't you hold me when I don't fit the plan?
I'm screaming loud, but it's a silent sound
You're watching me fall, but won't let me hit the ground
Why can't you love me for who I am?
Why can't you love me?
Just love me?
I'm not your picture-perfect dream
But I'm more than shadows on your screen
I gave you my soul, I gave you the fight
But nothing I am, is ever right
You're afraid of the truth that burns so deep
That I'll never be yours to keep
But I'm worth the love you throw away
So why won't you let me stay?
Why can't you love me for who I am?
Why can't you hold me when I don't fit the plan?
I'm screaming loud, but it's a silent sound
You're watching me fall, but won't let me hit the ground
Why can't you love me for who I am?
Why can't you love me?
Just love me
You say I'm too much, too wild, too free
But I'm everything I was meant to be
I won't shrink down to make you stay
I won't be less just to fade away
I deserve to take up space and shine
I'm not your shadow, I'm a fire divine
So if you can't love me, let me go
But I'll be standing tall, even if you don't know
Why can't you love me for who I am?
Why can't you hold me when I don't fit the plan?
I'm screaming loud, but it's a silent sound
You're watching me fall, but won't let me hit the ground
Why can't you love me for who I am?
Why can't you love me?
Just love me
If you can't love me for who I am
Then why can't you love me at all?
If you can't love me for who I am
Then why can't you love me at all?